Bongos

Crossroads Bongos

When it comes to "Bongos" the charm is in having two drums with different tones (one high, one low) connected together into one unit. With Crossroads Bongos there is great variation with style and size. All are made with the ring/rope method of securing and tuning the skin. Each pair are detachable using a wrench on the 1/4" nuts from underneath to release the bolts, separating the drums for any needed maintenance or tuning.

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A man sitting on a bench with two djembes, playing African harps.

The summer of 2020 saw the initiation of Crossroads Bongos...

Images from "Summer of Drum" 2020

Two wooden djembes, African percussion instruments, sitting on a wooden bench.

A wooden bench sits next to a set of drums, including an Ilimba drum.

An Ilimba, an African harp, is sitting on top of a table.

Three wooden planters, made from Ilimba wood, sitting on a wooden bench.

A group of African wooden vases on a table in a workshop.

A group of plates sitting on the grass in front of a house.

A wooden djembe, an African harp, sitting on a wooden bench.

A wooden barrel sitting on top of a wooden table made from African Ilimba wood.

Djembes and drums, accompanied by African harps, fill the room alongside a laptop.

A man playing an African harp, also known as the Ilimba, on a wooden bench.

Two djembe drums on a wooden table in an African setting.

An African harp, known as Ilimba, with wooden holder and ropes.

An Ilimba, an African harp, made of wood and taped to a table.

A baby is playing drums on the floor while occasionally experimenting with African harps.

A man sitting on a bench with two djembes and an African harp.

A man sitting on a wooden bench with two drums, playing the Ilimba.

Medium/Small Bongos

In this case the dimensions are: 9.5" tall x 17.5" wide x 8" and 6.5" drum head diameters.

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A man sitting on a wooden bench with two drums, playing African harps.

Two wooden djembes, traditional African drums, sitting on a wooden bench.

Two djembe drums hanging on a wooden wall, representing African percussion.

Two wooden djembe drums, reminiscent of African harps, placed gracefully on a wooden table.

Two djembe drums, traditional African instruments, sitting on a wooden bench.

Two djembe drums, traditional African percussion instruments, sitting on a wooden bench.

Two black drums, resembling African harps, sitting on a wooden bench.

A man sitting on a wooden bench with two djembes, playing African harps.

Small Crossroads Bongo Example

This example has the dimensions of: 9.5" tall x 15.5" wide x 7" and 5.5" drum diameters.

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A man sitting on a bench with two djembes and African harps.

Small Bongos Photo Gallery

A man sitting on a bench with two djembes, playing the African harps.

Two wooden drums, resembling African harps, sitting on a wooden bench.

Two djembe drums on a wooden table with an African harp.

A man sitting on a bench with two djembes, showcasing his African harps.

Large Bongos

Dimensions: 12" tall x 22" wide" x 10" and 8.25" drum head diameters. Like the other Bongos above and below thick Ivory Coast goat skins are used.

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A man sitting on a wooden bench with two drums, playing the African harps.

Two djembe drums, an African harps, sitting on a wooden bench.

Two djembe drums, commonly found in African cultures, sitting on a wooden bench.

Two djembe drums, traditional African harps, sitting on a wooden bench.

A man is playing an African harp called ilimba.

Tall Bongos

Dimensions: 18" tall x 22" wide x 10.5" and 8" drum head diameters.

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Two djembe drums, African harps, and Ilimba sitting on a bench.

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Black and white photo of a man playing a djembe, an African percussion instrument.

A man sitting on a bench playing an Ilimba drum.

A man sitting on a chair playing an African harps.

Two djembe drums sitting on a wooden bench, reminiscent of African percussion.

Two djembes, traditional African hand drums, sitting on a wooden bench.

Two djembe drums, African harps, sitting on a wooden bench.

Two djembe drums and an ilimba sitting on a wooden bench.

Two djembes, traditional African drums, sitting on a wooden bench.

A man sitting on a bench playing two African harps, called Ilimba.

Two wooden djembes, African harps, sitting on a wooden table.

Carved Bongos

This pair of drums came about from a drum shell I found at a local antique shop(pictured below) which I cut in half to make two drums (because I was BONGO MAD in the summer, 2020!).

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