Bongito

by Brian Slawson

Easy/Medium Concert Percussion

13 Players

Instrumentation: 

• Glockenspiel
• Xylophone
• Marimba (shared low A)
• Timpani (3 drums)
• Drums (bongos, congas, timbales)
• Cymbals & gongs (splash cymbal)
• Accessories (cowbell, guiro, claves, castanets, vibraslap)

Brian Slawon’s Bongito is a perfect introduction to salsa music for young percussionists looking to expand their musical palettes. In this piece, percussionists will be exposed to a plethora of Latin percussion instruments like castanets, claves, timables, bongos, congas, and a guiro. In Slawson’s own words, “Bongito contains nothing smaller than an eighth notes but the syncopated rhythms can be challenging for a large ensemble proving, as always, that music is a team sport.”

In addition to the printed score you are receiving downloadable:

✅ Individual Parts
✅ Full Recording