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'' * Bongo, a dog who played drums in the ITV children's series '' Animal Kwackers'' * 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 fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman. It is loosely based on the 1981 novel ''Who Censored Roger Rabbit?'' by Gary K. Wol ...

'' * " Little Bear Bongo", 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 anthology film produced by Walt Disney and Ben Sharpsteen and released on September 27, 1947, by RKO Radio Pictures. The film is a compilation of two stories: ''Bongo'', narrate ...

'', adapted from the Lewis story

Music

Bongo drum Bongos ( Spanish: ''bongó'') are an Afro-Cuban percussion instrument consisting of a pair of small open bottomed hand drums of different sizes. The pair consists of the larger ''hembra'' () and the smaller ''macho'' (), which are joined by a wo ...

, a percussion instrument made up of two small drums attached to each other *

The Bongos The Bongos are 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, a model of bass guitar * "Bongos" (song), a 2023 song by Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion

Places

* Bongo Country, 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) Bongo is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Charles Bawaduah is the member of parliament for the constituency. Bongo is located ...

, in Bongo District * Bongo Gewog, a village in Chukha District, Bhutan * Bongo, Ivory Coast, a sub-prefecture and commune * ,

Sulu Archipelago The Sulu Archipelago ( Tausug: Kapū'-pūan sin Sūg Sulat Sūg: , ) is a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean, in the southwestern Philippines. The archipelago forms the northern limit of the Celebes Sea and southern limit of the Sulu Se ...

, Philippines *

Bongo Massif The Bongo Massif (), also known as the Tondou Massif, is a mountain range in north-eastern Central African Republic, near the Sudan Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African ...

, a mountain range in north-eastern Central African Republic * Bôngo, alternative name for Bengal (eastern India and Bangladesh) * Mbongo, Angola, a town in Huambo Province, Angola, often called Bongo * El Bongo, Panama

Transportation

* Bongo (canoe), 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, Eunos Cargo, 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 #Friendee, Bongo Friendee, whic ...

, a van *

Gin Bongo Gin () is a distilled alcoholic drink flavoured with juniper berries and other botanical ingredients. Gin originated as a medicinal liquor made by monks and alchemists across Europe. The modern gin was modified in Flanders and the Netherlands ...

, 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 the ...

, 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 Bon ...

, a forest people * Bongo people (South Sudan), an ethnic group in Sudan

Names

* Bongo (name), a list of people with the surname * Bongo Herman (born 1941), Jamaican percussionist and singer Herman Davis, active in the early 1960s * Bongo Joe Coleman (1923–1999), American street musician * Sketchy Bongo (born 1989), South African record producer, DJ, and songwriter * Steady Bongo (1966–2024), Sierra Leonean musician and record producer * Bongo (Numan Athletics), video game character * Bongo the Bear, an animated anthropomorphic male character from Disney's 1946 film, ''

Make Mine Music ''Make Mine Music'' is a 1946 American animated Musical film, musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures on April 20, 1946. During World War II, much of Walt Disney's staff was drafted into the United Stat ...

Other uses

Bongo (antelope) The bongo (''Tragelaphus eurycerus'') is a large, mostly nocturnal, forest-dwelling antelope, native to sub-Saharan Africa. Bongos are characterised by a striking reddish-brown coat, black and white markings, white-yellow stripes, and long sli ...

, a species of forest antelope from Africa * '' Cavanillesia platanifolia'', a tree also known as bongo * Bongo language, the language of the Bongo people of Sudan *

Bongo (software) Hula was an open source mail and calendar project based on open standards announced on February 15, 2005, by Novell. History Hula was an open-source effort sponsored by Novell and developed by Dave Camp, Dalton Valliere and Joe Gasiorek, a ...

, an open source mail and calendar project * DK Bongos, a video game controller * Bongo Jeans/Bongo Apparel, a clothing brand that was acquired by the

Iconix Brand Group Iconix Brand Group, Inc. is an American brand management company that licenses brands to retailers and manufacturers, primarily in the clothing, apparel, footwear and apparel accessory industries. History and operations The company began as ...

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