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Bagpipes vs Conga - What's the difference?

bagpipes | conga |

As nouns the difference between bagpipes and conga

is that bagpipes is a musical wind instrument having a flexible bag inflated by a tube or bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes there are several types from different national traditions, each having peculiar characteristics while conga is a tall, narrow, single-headed cuban hand drum of african origin.

As a verb conga is

to dance the conga.

bagpipes

English

Alternative forms

* bagpipe

Noun

  • A musical wind instrument having a flexible bag inflated by a tube or bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes. There are several types from different national traditions, each having peculiar characteristics.
  • ''Bagpipes are traditionally played in most Celtic regions and many former parts of the British Empire

    Synonyms

    * (musical wind instrument) bagpipe, pipes; the pipes (usually Scottish)

    Derived terms

    * bagpiper

    See also

    * bota bag * musette

    conga

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia conga) (Conga Line) (en noun)
  • a tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban hand drum of African origin
  • a march of Cuban origin in four-four time in which people form a chain, each holding the hips of the person in front of them; in each bar, dancers take three shuffle steps and then kick alternate legs outwards at the beat; the chain weaves around the place and allows new participants to join the back of the chain
  • Derived terms

    * conga line

    See also

    * bunny hop

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To dance the conga.
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