Ma'anar ƙamus na "Bongo Drum" yana nufin kayan kaɗa wanda ya ƙunshi ƙananan ganguna guda biyu masu girma dabam dabam a maƙalla da juna. Ana buga ganguna da hannaye, kuma babban ganga yana samar da ƙaramin ƙarami, yayin da ƙaramin ganga yana samar da ƙarami mai girma. Ana yawan amfani da ganguna na Bongo a cikin kiɗan Latin Amurka da Afro-Caribbean, da kuma a cikin jazz, rock, da sauran nau'ikan nau'ikan.