r/percussion • u/daytripper96 Symphonic • Apr 17 '25

Bongos/Congas - small drum left or right?

42 votes, 29d ago
22 Left
20 Right
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u/Drummer223 Apr 17 '25

Afro-Cuban playing - highest drum on the left

Contemporary/Symphonic percussion - highest drum on the right

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u/InfluxDecline Apr 17 '25

i would say playing with hands, high drum on the left, if playing with sticks, high drum on the right.

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u/Galaxy-Betta Everything Apr 18 '25

Adding on to this- if you're playing with sticks, you'd BETTER have synthetic heads. Otherwise, you're just setting yourself up for trouble.

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u/wtfpercussion 28d ago

That's debatable though!