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Talking Drums Of The Walo Walo

Adam Novick explains the history behind the Senegalese talking drum, the tama — a traditional instrument of the Dakar Wolof and Walo Walo culture.

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L.A. Roundtable: Life In The Fast Lane

The three hand drummers gathered at our photographer’s studio in Hollywood, blocks away from the Capitol Records building for a roundtable interview.

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Pete & Sheila: It’s An E. Family Affair

We sit down with Pete Escovdeo and his world renowned daughter Sheila to find out what it was like raising a family in a world of rhythm..

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Keiko Abe: How To Build A Marimba Village

Marimba virtuoso Keiko Abe had a dream to build a village in Japan for mentally challenged people, populated with marimbas. Here’s how it came true.

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John Santos: Digging The Roots, Pushing The Limits

John Santos is a conguero, percussionist, historian, record producer, composer, writer, vocalist, lecturer, teacher, and an in-demand session player.

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Pete Escovedo: Still Swingin’ At 75

Timbalero Pete Escovedo celebrates his 75th birthday onstage at Yoshi's in Oakland, California and takes DRUM! readers for a stroll down memory lane.

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Luis Conte: Numero Uno De Los Angeles

L.A. Session ace Luis Conte offers a peak into the world of pro hand drumming, in which only a handful of percussionists are lucky enough to reside.

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¡Explosion de Clave! Roots Of Afro-Cuban Movement

NYC’s Spanish Harlem was where Afro-Cuban music exploded onto the scene back in the 1940s. Here’s the story of the players behind the revolution.

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All In The Mars Volta Familia

DRUM! sits down with Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez, prog-rock group The Mars Volta's wild card — the guy who does a little of everything in a way that couldn’t be done by just anyone.

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The Hottest Conga CDs Of All Time

If you are an aficionado of the conga drum, you definitely need to fortify your collection with some of the greatest conga drumming CDs of all time.