Bomba del Chota
An Afro-Ecuadorian music and dance from the Chota Valley. It can go from mid-tempo to a fast rhythm. The music is usually played with guitars accompanying the primary instrument, a bomba (barrel-shaped bass drum), along with a güiro (hollow gourd) and sometimes bombos (European-style bass drums) or bongos (a pair of small drums) and plant leaves to provide melody.