Don’t worry, the rhythms themselves aren’t random! That would hardly make for a useful drum machine. [kbob]’s creation does have the ability to randomly generate functional rhythms, though, and it’s ...

Roger Kashou’s fingers flew across the stretched plastic skin of a goblet-shaped drum resting on his lap. They coaxed a bright, melodic series of “tek tek tek” sounds from the sweet spot along the rim ...

Flash in the Pans, a steel drum band based on the Blue Hill Peninsula, is anything but a flash in the pan. The community ...

THE 2026 edition of the Nations Rhythm Festival (NRF) — regarded as Africa’s first and only festival dedicated entirely to rhythm and drumming culture — was successfully held in Ibadan, bringing ...

Stepping into the garage-turned-workshop behind Joe Santiago’s house in West Hempstead, it becomes apparent that he moves to the beat of a different drum. There are tools galore — all perfectly ...

New research reveals that chimpanzees drum rhythmically, using distinct patterns that vary between different groups. Scientists believe these drumming behaviors may provide insights into the ...

The West African instrument dùndún is also known as “talking drum” because players can match the pitch and rhythm of speech patterns on it. A new study reveals just how closely dùndún players match ...

St. Kieran Community Center for the Arts invites the community to kick off the summer season with the lively tropical sounds ...

A three-year-old sitting beside a 60-year-old, both playing drums; rarely do communities exist where generations connect, gender fades and rhythm take.