Jack Costanzo, a Chicagoan of Italian descent who taught himself to play the bongos and, somewhat improbably, became a ubiquitous figure in Afro-Cuban jazz, accompanying singers like Nat King Cole and ...

Scrolling through Twitter is like wading through a steaming pool of hot trash. But among the depressing stories, exhausting criticism, and increasingly aggressive interactions between people who don't ...

Eric Pounds, also known as Bongo Man, is a homeless street musician who plays the goatskin drum. Here he is jamming with his friend, Tony Barron.

KiKi ,the Pomeranian, is a girl of many talents. Not only can she play the piano and bongo drums in her sibling band—she’s ...

Mellow-voiced Bongo musician, Hussein Rashid Maaarufu, better known as Hussein Machozi, almost lost his life when a politician and his friends reportedly attacked him in a club, beat him to a pulp and ...

Kenyans love Bongo Flava. Our airwaves, TV music shows, local shops and even promotional roadshows play a good amount of Bongo music. And what’s not to love about these Tanzanian songs? The beats are ...

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Meet Eric Pounds, or maybe you know him as “Bongo Man.” He’s a 55-year-old man experiencing homelessness who is known for playing a drum next to Pluckers Wing Bar in Austin’s West Campus area. Born in ...

Actor, philanthropist and amateur bongo musician Matthew McConaughey is adding yet another entry to his ever-growing resume: Carl’s Jr. voice-over artist. McConaughey — already the brand ambassador ...

Preston Epps, a percussionist whose 1959 instrumental "Bongo Rock" helped introduce bongos and conga drums to mainstream pop, has died. He was 88. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Preston Epps, a ...