Editing Conga (section)

===Guaguancó===
Guaguancó uses three congas. The smallest conga is the lead drum known as quinto. The following nine-measure quinto excerpt is from the guaguancó “La polémica” by [[Los Muñequitos de Matanzas]] (1988).<ref>“La polémica” (1:57), ''Rumba Caliente'' (Los Muñequitos de Matanzas) Qubadisc CD 9005 (1977, 1988).</ref> This passage moves between the main modes of playing (A, B, C). The A section is the basic ''lock'' or ''ride'', as it is known in North America. It spans one clave (measure). An alternate phrase (B) is also one measure in length. [[Cross-beat]]s, the basis of the third section (C), contradict the meter. By alternating between the lock and the cross, the quinto creates larger rhythmic phrases that expand and contract over several clave cycles. Los Muñequintos quintero Jesús Alfonso (1949–2009) described this phenomenon as a man getting “drunk at a party, going outside for a while, and then coming back inside.”<ref>Peñalosa, David (2011: 86). Alfonso quoted by Peñalosa. ''Rumba Quinto''. Redway, CA: Bembe Books. {{ISBN|1-4537-1313-1}}</ref>

[[File:Rumba quinto modes.jpg|thumb|center|450px|All modes of quinto in context. Quinto excerpt from “La polémica” by Los Muñequitos de Matanzas (1988).]]