ðˌoʊ ɪt wʌz pɚhˈæps ᵻlˈaɪsɪˌoʊ ɡɹˈɛnɪt hˌuː fˈɜːst kəmpˈoʊzd ɐ kˈɑːŋɡə ɪn ɪts bˈɔːlɹuːm dˈæns stˈaɪl, ɪt wʌz sˈɜːʔn̩li ðɪ ˌɛlsˌiːbˈiː hˌuː tˈʊk ɪt ɹˈaʊnd ðə wˈɜːld ænd mˌeɪd ɪt fˈeɪməs.
Though it was perhaps Eliseo Grenet who first composed a conga in its ballroom dance style, it was certainly the LCB who took it round the world and made it famous.