New Dance Techno Songs July 2009 Jul 2, 2009
Music from Black Eyed Peas, La Roux, Mistress Barbara, Robyn & Yelle. Time for the beach, cool drinks, good friends and an iPod full of the hottest new summer dance tracks to get the party started. (Suite101.com)
Do you remember? May 29, 2009
old as dirt wrote on May 21, 2009 11:14 AM:" to Kim B. That does remind me of the earlier venture of Bob Denver (Gilligan). I remember the Dobie Gillis show around the early 60's. He played a beatnik (early name for hippie) that was allergic to work and played the bongo drums. ". I remember too wrote on May 21, 2009 10:18 AM:" How about riding a bicycle from one side of NI to the other, to play baseball behind the "Stop and Shop". I did it every day.My kids weren't allowed leave our street. ". (New Iberia, LA)
Bike crash victim's short life recalled May 28, 2009
At one point, John Cocco knelt down in front of a pair of bongo drums and poured his soul into them. Other family members voiced remembrances of the boy who would ''play in the dirt all day and wear it for a week. (Albany Times Union)
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Review May 14, 2009
The Gamecube version was played with bongo drums used for Namco s Donkey Konga music games. The combination made Jungle Beat a uniquely engaging, if also short romp through some classic-style game design. (Suite101.com)
Church's music hut was unemployed man's therapy May 7, 2009
The children of Yates Baptist Child Development Center have a Jamaican steel drum and bongo drums among the instruments in their new outdoor music hut constructed by one of their dads. . (Herald Sun)
The McConaughey Mystery: King of Hunks May 3, 2009
Every Matt fan knows MMcC's M.O.: dated Ashley Judd, Sandra Bullock and Penelope Cruz; has a 10-month-old son by his Brazilian girlfriend Camila Alves; was questioned by the police for playing bongo drums in the nude; rescued pets after Hurricane Katrina; was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2005 and one of the magazine's Hottest Bachelors a year later; serves as spokesman for the beef industry ("Beef: It's What's for Dinner"); runs a clothing line, and a children's foundation, called j.k.... (Time.com)
Scoop: Jail was funfor McConaughey Apr 10, 2009
Austin, Texas, police responded to a noise disturbance call and found the actor dancing naked and playing bongo drums. He was arrested for possession of marijuana and resisting arrest, but the drug charges were later dropped. (MSNBC -- News)
Unplugged: Students show off vocal, acoustic musical styles Mar 23, 2009
They were accompanied by trombones, banjos, violins and bongo drums, as well as the more typical keyboards, basses and drum sets. One performer simply strummed a ukulele while singing a popular Jason Mraz song while the audience sang along. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Infotainment Mar 30, 2008
Celebrity Fact* Winona Ryder has an eclectic collection of old celebrity memorabilia such as Louis Armstrong's signed bongo drums, Leslie Caron's dress from An American in Paris and Sandra Dee's bikini from the string of Tammy movies. A gold encrusted dagger once owned by the Indian emperor who built the Taj Mahal could fetch $1 million when it goes on sale next month, experts said. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Tata Guines; percussionist called 'King of the Congas' Feb 12, 2008
He was born in a poor black neighborhood in the town of Guines, just east of Havana, and made his first bongo drums from sausage and condensed milk cans. Mr. Guines became a legend playing the conga, a tall and narrow drum of Congolese origin brought to Cuba by African slaves. (Boston Globe)
Black Keys Branch Out On Fifth Album Jan 11, 2008
But nearly every other track is enhanced by production and instrumental elements the group has never previously employed, including the banjo- and organ-flecked opener "All You Ever Wanted," the rave up "Strange Times," which features piano and ghostly backing vocals, and the bare-bones "Same Old Thing," which sports bongo drums and flute. Elsewhere, the Keys hone in on the slower side of the blues, particularly on the off-kilter "Psychotic Girl" and the slide guitar- and organ-laden closer... (Billboard.com)
Amid toy fears, many play it safe Nov 15, 2007
"They see 'China' and they can't buy it. They're turning away bongo drums and pianos and rakes -- things children would not even consider putting in their mouth.". A number of parents and grandparents have returned Chinese-made merchandise to his store in the past few months, Murphy said. (Albany Times Union)
Musical Kids Christmas Gifts Nov 12, 2007
make a colorful set of bongo drums that even the two year olds and under will be attracted to. This will cost in the region of $30 US.. (Suite101.com)
PCCUA Book Club to present poetry review of Beat Generation Nov 7, 2007
Many people think of bongo drums, goatees, berets, leotards, and the color black when they think of Beatniks. The term Beatnik was used to describe anyone who rejected conventions and materialism. (Helena Daily World, AR)
LETTER: Brookline students only hear police Oct 20, 2007
In return for my efforts, I got a drunken rooftop concert with guitar and bongo drums and a loud audience at 12:30 a.m. Of course, I called the cops. I've had problems like this since we moved here in 2003 and at an increasing frequency since. (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
Robert Downey Jr. has a secret Oct 18, 2007
It's the exact location of the former Gaslight Cafe, where Allen Ginsburg read poetry accompanied by bongo drums in the '50s. I like the place because Jim [Morrison] and I used to hang out there when it was a coffeehouse and soak up the former beatnik vibes before our band got a gig on the Strip. (Los Angeles Times)
Mattel recalls more toys over lead-paint concerns Sep 5, 2007
The recall of Fisher-Price and parent company Mattel-brand products includes more than 800,000 Barbie accessories, including lead-tainted puppies and cats, GeoTrax trains and toy bongo drums. All were sold within the past year. (Seattle Times)
City's best poetry venues Jul 20, 2007
Leave the bongo drums and black turtleneck at home. But be prepared to skat the night away at the citys best poetry venues, where the beat scene still goes on, albeit with a few modern updates, like air conditioning, free-trade coffee and a smoke-free atmosphere. (Newsday -- New York City)
Arkansas: Let me map it out for you Jul 6, 2007
Saying that England was bumming him out, and tired of seeing all the perks go to the Gentry, one Pilgrim, who wore a beret and played the bongo drums, urged his companions, "Let's Quitman!" So, boarding the Mayflower and putting themselves in the hands of Providence, the Pilgrims headed for America. After at least Fifty-Six days on the ocean, the pilgrims landed on a Gravelly coast at Plymouth Rock. (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
Packer and Baxter marry twice Jun 21, 2007
A group of French teenagers dancing around a bonfire to bongo drums on the beach next door appeared to be having more fun. It had been a long day for the new Mr and Mrs Packer. (Daily Telegraph)
Ulster babies are rocking from the cradle to the rave May 26, 2007
"I think a lot people don't realise that children especially babies love listening and dancing to certain beats. "Obviously they can't listen to loud music so that is where we came up with the idea for dance music," she said. The team employed the services of local DJ Lyndon Stevens and child dance instructor Jennifer Jordan to devise a programme that would be suitable for the under fours. Their first effort in 2005 was a big hit, selling more than 1000 tickets in one day. They then devised an... (Belfast Telegraph)
''American Idol'': Can Sanjaya be stopped? Mar 29, 2007
And the curly-haired dude's trademark humor began to fail him, too, particularly that lame remark on Tuesday about spending his free time crocheting, knitting, and playing the bongo drums in his boxer shorts. Perhaps it was Chris' revelation about his skivvies that cost him America's votes. (Entertainment Weekly)
Rock It Like Whitman Mar 7, 2007
Full of sweet, nonsensical campfire chants, lightly accompanied by guitar and bongo drums, Meek Warrior occasionally breaks into a pure rock-out. Unlike many semi-electronic acts, it's not hard to see how these songs will translate into a live set listening to the record feels like the teaser for a wild rumpus of a performance. (City Pages)
Full Story from The Daily Cardinal Feb 16, 2007
"Young Folks" behaves like a throwback to old children's sing-alongs with playful whistling, bongo drums and the guest vocals of Victoria Bergsman that makes the efforts of Sharon, Lois and Braham sound like a bunch of rag tags. PB and J tuck listeners in with the tranquility of "Amsterdam," and the spacey-Velvet Underground-style tune in "I Start to Melt," only to punch them in the face with the spastic and yelping "Up Against the Wall" -- seven minutes of hodge-podge guitar layering over one... (U-Wire.com)
Protesters say no to war in Iraq Jan 28, 2007
"I still feel like it's a great way to communicate in a nonviolent way. In some ways, it's liberating," said Moore, who had a pair of bongo drums slung around his neck "in case the music started up.". Briggs and Moore don't plan on stopping their weekly demonstrations until the situation in Iraq improves significantly. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
