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Bongai performance does not require a specific location and can be performed indoors or in an open area that can be heard and seen by the audience. Usually, the serambi or front space of the house is used as a place to hold Bongai performance. This place does not need to be overly decorated; just the spread of the mengkuang mat is enough.

Bongai activists usually sit cross-legged while singing or playing the necessary musical instruments. There are various types of musical instruments used in this performance, depending on the suitability of the performance and the needs of the singer. Among the musical instruments that are often used are tambourines, gongs, drums, salung, and tumbuk kalang. In the Bongai performance, several special rhythms are sung, among which are the rhythms of Anak Bocek, Petaseh, Budu Landai, Cantik Manih, and Compokai.

Bongai song lyrics have their own beauty and uniqueness. One of the interesting aspects is that the poems in Bongai are often created spontaneously while the pembongai is singing. This is what makes Bongai music so beautiful and has its own special characteristics so that it is considered a traditional song for the people of Negeri Sembilan.

Themes that are often highlighted in Bongai music performances include teasing, love, the ups and downs of married life, and the life of the village community. This means that the pembongai will create and sing a song based on the theme initiated by the first singer or the individual who started the poem. In the past, Bongai was very popular among the people of Negeri Sembilan, especially during celebrations.

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