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Musical equipment

Any device used to create sound, especially musical instruments.

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Latin drums

Musical equipment; Drums

hand drums of Latin American and/or Afro-Cuban culture.

mande

Musical equipment; Drums

(African term) The Mande are an ethnic group from West Africa. Today they are found mainly in Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Mali. The Malinke and the Mandinka are ...

National Association of Rudimental Drummers (NARD)

Musical equipment; Drums

This was the rudimental body prior to Percussive Arts Society (PAS).

Percussive Arts Society (PAS)

Musical equipment; Drums

The governing body over all things drumming. They hold a popular annual convention once a year called PASIC (Percussive Arts Society International Convention).

press roll

Musical equipment; Drums

Another type of Buzz or Multiple Bounce Roll. The performance typically requires the performer to dig in a bit more, lightly pressing the drumsticks into the drumhead, causing a ...

R.I.M. (or R.I.M. System)

Musical equipment; Drums

a device that allows for isolation mounting. It will isolate the toms or drums and allow for greater sustain and natural tone from the drum.

roulement (or roll)

Musical equipment; Drums

(African term) A djembe roll is when a djembe player fills space with many notes to create a rumbling effect.