Editing Hand drum (section)

===Latin percussion===
*[[Conga]]s and [[Bongo drum|bongos]] are essential to all kinds of Latin American music, especially that of the Caribbean, Central America and Northern South American regions, as well as Brazil in Eastern South America. It is used in both folklore (punta: Of Honduras, santeria: Of Cuba, rumba: Of Cuba, etc.) and popular music such as [[Merengue music|merengue]], [[Salsa music|salsa]], [[Son cubano|son]], [[boleros]], [[Bachata (music)|bachata]], [[cumbia]], [[latin jazz]], and others.
*The [[Tambora (Dominican drum)|Tambora]], a two-sided drum played with both a stick and a hand, is essential to the [[Merengue (dance)|merengue]] dance of Dominican Republic.
*The Primera & Segunda Drums, are one sided drums belonging specifically to the Afro-Indigenous Garifuna Community’s of Honduras, and is played alongside other percussion instruments in order to create [[Punta]] music. As well as Yancunu. Its origins are thought to be of [[Bantu peoples]], as well as from broadly [[West Africa]]
*The pandero or plenera, is a percussion instrument included in the group of frame drums. A set of these hand drums from Puerto Rico is usually performed in [[plena]] music. There are three sizes, primo or requinto (for playing solos), segundo or seguidor, and tercero or tumbador (for playing a fixed rhythm).
*The [[maracas]] and [[timbales]] are widely played in popular music.
*The [[cajón]] is a box-shaped percussion instrument originating from Peru, primarily played in [[Afro-Peruvian music]], as well as contemporary styles of [[flamenco]] and [[jazz]].
*The [[Ilu (drum)|Ilu]] is popular in Pernambuco and Ceará.