DRUM! Magazine - Hand Drum

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Kopf Percussion S-Series DoubleShot Cajon

Gregg Juke says that this cajon is "awesome." He claims it's the best value on the market today — perhaps the best out there period.

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Badal Roy: From Busboy To Jazz Hero

Badal Roy came to New York in 1968 planning to complete a PhD in statistics and wound up inventing the new style of world jazz alongside Miles Davis.

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Oguer “OG” Ocon Of Slightly Stoopid

We ask Slightly Stoopid percussionist, Oguer "OG" Ocon about his chops on the band's latest album, Top Of The World.

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Cuba, A Forbidden Musical Paradise

Brad Boynton visits Cuba, a drummer's forbidden paradise, filled with set players sporting Thomas Lang chops & timbale players who put drum lines to shame.

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Meinl Timbale Roundup: For Any Occassion

Gregg Juke tells us about Meinl's new timbales that can fill various roles in both the drum set player's and the percussionist's sonic arsenal.

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Rhythmic Snapshot: West Africa

With the huge influence of African music on our own performance vocabularies, we thought it was only fitting to take a journey to the epicenter of rhythm.

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Toca Kalani Flex Drums Tested!

Gary Gardner reviews Toca's Kalani Flex Drum, an instrument he says has both great design features and allows versatility in playing abilities.

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Daniel de los Reyes: Prince Of Percussion

We get to know Daniel de los Reyes a little better, an A-list Latin percussionist who has recorded with artists like Jennifer Lopez and Gloria Estefan.