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 ...

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 ...

New research from a team of cognitive scientists and evolutionary biologists finds that chimpanzees drum rhythmically, using regular spacing between drum hits. Their results, publishing in the Cell ...

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 ...

Bill Matthews of the Fremont Drum Shop invites folks to sample the powerful, primal rhythms of Africa in a relaxed group setting. Students explore melodic interplay of traditional hand drum rhythms ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

All this week, Morning Edition is talking about drums and drummers. For the second installment in "Beat Week," Steve Inskeep spoke with Neil Peart about his early fascination with Gene Krupa and the ...