Conga Drum played by Emilio Estefan
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Grammy-award winning musician, producer, entrepreneur and composer, Emilio Estefan began building bands in Miami during the 1970s—first was the Miami Latin Boys (1975-1976), followed soon after by the Miami Sound Machine (1977-1986), which later was renamed Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine (1987-1988). Emilio Estefan used this conga drum to infuse the rhythmic Cuban-inspired pop songs that launched the “Miami Sound Machine” into an international music phenomenon and ignited a revitalization of Latin music’s role as a dominant influence in U.S. popular culture.
topic: label: Subject
content: Music
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
label: Exhibition
content: Entertainment Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2021.0158.02
label: catalog number
content: 2021.0158.02
label: accession number
content: 2021.0158
objectType: label: Object Name
content: drum, conga
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 30 in x 14 in x 14 in; 76.2 cm x 35.56 cm x 35.56 cm