Peraza played congas, bongos, and timbales. Hidalgo was raised in a household surrounded by drums, bongos, congas, and timbales. The remix ends with instrumentation from congas, whistles and timbales, giving it a Mexican ending. His main instruments were the timbales and the bongos. Changuito and others brought rumba and funk influences into timbales playing. Winter played many of the instruments on the track, including keyboards, saxophone and timbales. The percussion was provided by "pailas criollas", now known as timbales. Timbalitos are sometimes incorporated into expanded timbales set-ups, or incorporated into drum kits. Escovedo and Areas had been pioneering a new style on the traditional Cuban timbales. In Caribbean music two or three are often mounted together with a pair of timbales. Timbales were also used on occasion by Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham.