Bongo may refer to:

Entertainment

* ''Bongo'' (Australian TV series), on air from August to November 1960 *

Bongo Comics Bongo Comics Group was a comic book publishing company founded in 1993 by Matt Groening along with Steve & Cindy Vance and Bill Morrison. It published comics related to the animated television series ''The Simpsons'' and ''Futurama'', as well a ...

, a comic book publishing company * Bongo (''Dragon Ball'') or Krillin, a character in ''Dragon Ball'' media * ''Bongo'' (Indian TV series), an Indian television drama for children 2004 * Bongo, a character in the Matt Groening comic strip ''

Life in Hell ''Life in Hell'' is a comic strip by Matt Groening, creator of ''The Simpsons'', '' Futurama'', and ''Disenchantment'', which was published weekly from 1977 to 2012. The strip features anthropomorphic rabbits and a gay couple. The comic covers ...

'' * Bongo, a dog who played drums in the ITV children's series ''

Animal Kwackers ''Animal Kwackers'' was a popular children's television series produced by ITV Yorkshire, Yorkshire Television and broadcast on United Kingdom, Britain's ITV1, ITV in the 1970s. The Animal Kwackers were a four-piece pop band consisting of Ror ...

'' * Bongo Submarine, a fictional vehicle in the film ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' * Bongo, the cartoon ape bouncer from the 1988 film, ''

Who Framed Roger Rabbit ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' is a 1988 American live-action/animated comedy mystery film directed by Robert Zemeckis, produced by Frank Marshall and Robert Watts, and loosely adapted by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman from Gary K. Wolf's 1 ...

'' * "

Little Bear Bongo "Little Bear Bongo" is a children's story written by Sinclair Lewis, first published in the September 1930 issue of ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine, with illustrations by Josep Segrelles (under the name José Segrelles). Synopsis Bongo, a young Kamch ...

", a 1930 short story for children by Sinclair Lewis ** Bongo, a segment of the 1947 Disney film ''

Fun and Fancy Free ''Fun and Fancy Free'' is a 1947 American animated musical fantasy package film produced by Walt Disney and released on September 27, 1947 by RKO Radio Pictures. It is the ninth Disney animated feature film and the fourth of the package films th ...

'', adapted from the Lewis story

Music

* Bongo drum, a percussion instrument made up of two small drums attached to each other * "Bongo Bongo Bongo I Don't Want to Leave the Congo", an alternative name for the 1947 song "

Civilization A civilization (or civilisation) is any complex society characterized by the development of a state, social stratification, urbanization, and symbolic systems of communication beyond natural spoken language (namely, a writing system). Ci ...

" * "

Bongo Bong "Bongo Bong" is the first solo single by Manu Chao, from his debut album, ''Clandestino''. It is a remake of "King of Bongo", a track from Manu Chao's previous band, Mano Negra. The title and lyrics are taken from the 1939 jazz song "King of Bo ...

", a single by Manu Chao from the 2000 album ''Clandestino'' * ''

Bongo Fury ''Bongo Fury'' is a collaborative album by American artists Frank Zappa and the Mothers, with Captain Beefheart, released in October 1975. The live portions were recorded on May 20 and 21, 1975, at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, Te ...

'', a Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart album, 1975 *

Bongo Flava Bongo Flava (or Bongoflava) is a nickname for Tanzanian music. The genre developed in the 1990s, mainly as a derivative of American hip hop and traditional Tanzanian styles such as taarab and dansi, with additional influences from reggae, ...

, a Tanzanian hip hop genre *

The Bongos The Bongos were a power pop band from Hoboken, New Jersey that emerged from the New York City arts scene, primarily active in the 1980s, led by Richard Barone. With their unique musical style, they were major progenitors of the Hoboken indie-pop ...

, an America pop music band *

Music Man Bongo Music Man is an American guitar and bass guitar manufacturer. It is a division of the Ernie Ball corporation. The company is most well-known for its electric and bass guitars. It was acquired by Ernie Ball in 1984. History Early years In 19 ...

, a model of bass guitar

Places

Bongo Country The Pongo River or Rio Pongo is a river that flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Boffa, Guinea. Its source is located in Fouta Djallon. The surrounding area has also been known as "Pongoland" or "Bongo Country".SeSamuel Crighton's Baptismal entry ...

, the name of several places in Africa * Bongo District, a district in the Upper East Region of Ghana ** Bongo, Ghana, a town, capital of Bongo District ** Bongo (Ghana parliament constituency), in Bongo District *

Bongo Gewog Bongo Gewog ( Dzongkha: སྦོང་སྒོར་) is a gewog (village block) of Chukha District, Bhutan Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South ...

, a village in Chukha District, Bhutan *

Bongo, Ivory Coast Bongo is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Grand-Bassam Department in Sud-Comoé Region, Comoé District. Bongo was a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or co ...

, a sub-prefecture and commune * , Sulu Archipelago, Philippines * Bongo Massif, a mountain range in north-eastern Central African Republic *

Bôngo Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...

, alternative name for Bengal (eastern India and Bangladesh) *

Mbongo, Angola Mbongo (also Bongo) is a town in Lepi subdistrict, Longonjo municipality, Huambo Province, Angola, southwest Africa. Mbongo Peak is to the southeast. Bongo, as it is more often called, is the site of the Seventh-day Adventists' Adventist Unive ...

, a town in Huambo Province, Angola, often called Bongo *

El Bongo El Bongo is a corregimiento in Bugaba District, Chiriquí Province, Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part ...

, Panama

Transportation

Bongo (canoe) The bongo is a type of canoe, made of wood, typically found in the Hispanic Caribbean regions. It is short and fat in shape, and is used for river transport and sea fishing. The canoe may be a dugout made out of a single tree trunk, or made of plank ...

, typically found in the Hispanic Caribbean regions *

Kia Bongo The Kia Bongo (Hangul:기아 봉고), also known as the Kia K-Series or Kia Besta, is a cabover pickup truck and van produced by the South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia since 1980. The Bongo was first launched in 1980 under the name ''Bon ...

, an automobile *

Mazda Bongo The , also known as Mazda E-Series and the Ford Econovan, is a cabover van and pickup truck manufactured by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Mazda since 1966. The Bongo name was also used for the Bongo Friendee, which is not a cabover de ...

, a van * Gin Bongo, a South Korean paraglider design *

LNER Thompson Class B1 The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Thompson Class B1 is a class of steam locomotive designed by Edward Thompson for medium mixed traffic work. Overview It was the LNER's equivalent to the highly successful GWR Hall Class and t ...

, known as 'Bongos' or 'Antelope'

People

Bongo people (Gabon) The Bongo people, also called Babongo or Bazimba, are an agricultural people of Gabon in equatorial Africa who are known as "forest people" due to their recent foraging economy. They are not to be confused with the autocrat leadership of Omar Bo ...

, a forest people *

Bongo people (South Sudan) The Bongo people may refer to: * Bongo people (Gabon) The Bongo people, also called Babongo or Bazimba, are an agricultural people of Gabon in equatorial Africa who are known as "forest people" due to their recent foraging economy. They are no ...

, an ethnic group in Sudan

Names

* Bongo (name), a list of people with the surname *

Bongo Herman Herman Davis (born 16 September 1944), better known as Bongo Herman, is a Jamaican hand-drummer, percussionist and singer who has had a successful career stretching back to the early 1960s. Biography Herman Davis was born on 16 September 1944, ...

(born 1941), Jamaican percussionist and singer Herman Davis, active in the early 1960s *

Bongo Joe Coleman George "Bongo Joe" Coleman (November 28, 1923 – December 19, 1999) was an American street musician who was recognized for performing with a makeshift drum kit manufactured from oil drums. Considered both an inspired and novelty act, Coleman d ...

(1923–1999), American street musician *

Sketchy Bongo Yuvir Pillay (born 15 July 1989), better known by his stage name Sketchy Bongo, is a South African record producer, DJ and songwriter from Durban. Bongo has worked with artists such as AKA, Da Les, Shekhinah and Aewon Wolf. His signature is the ...

(born 1989), South African record producer, DJ, and songwriter *

Steady Bongo lansana Sheriff (born on August 28, 1966 in Daru, Kailahun District, Sierra Leone) popularly known by his stage name Steady Bongo, is an internationally recognized Sierra Leonean musician and record producer. He is one of the most famous musicia ...

(born 1966), Sierra Leonean musician and record producer * Bongo (Numan Athletics), video game character

Other uses

Bongo (antelope) The bongo (''Tragelaphus eurycerus'') is a herbivorous, mostly nocturnal forest ungulate. Bongos are characterised by a striking reddish-brown coat, black and white markings, white-yellow stripes and long slightly spiralled horns. They are the ...

, a species of forest antelope from Africa * ''

Cavanillesia platanifolia ''Cavanillesia platanifolia'', known as pijio, bongo, pretino, petrino, cuipo, hameli or hamelí in Spanish or macondo, is a flowering plant species in the family Malvaceae. It grows in lowland rainforests in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colom ...

'', a tree also known as bongo * Bongo language, the language of the Bongo people of Sudan * Bongo (software), an open source mail and calendar project *

DK Bongos GameCube accessories include first-party releases from Nintendo, and third-party devices, since the GameCube's launch in 2001. First-party and licensed Controllers GameCube controller The GameCube controller was released alongside the console ...

, a video game controller * Bongo Jeans/Bongo Apparel, a clothing brand that was acquired by the

Iconix Brand Group Iconix Brand Group is an American brand management company that licenses brands to retailers and manufacturers primarily in the apparel, footwear, and apparel accessory industries. Its brands are available in such stores as Kohl's, Kmart, Se ...

in 1998 * Operation Bongo II, 1964 Oklahoma City sonic boom tests