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rudiment solo (or rudimental solo)

Musical equipment; Drums

a solo consisting of numerous drum rudiments and often utilized in drum competitions by drumlines.

mute

Musical equipment; Drums

(African term) This refers to a note played on a dunun where the stick is pressed into the skin of the drum as it stikes it. This creates a higher melodic note that forms a part of many dundun ...

rudiments

Musical equipment; Drums

rudimentary beats used to create independence between the two hands (and feet) in drumming. These drum beats can then be manipulated around the drumset. There are currently 40 drum rudiments (or ...

naado

Musical equipment; Drums

(African term) djembefola hat

ruff

Musical equipment; Drums

A single stroke with one hand accompanied by two lighter strokes with the opposite hand just preceding it. Notated like a grace note, except the grace note is two sixteenth notes instead of an eighth ...

nama

Musical equipment; Drums

(African term) hyena, bambara initiation society

sabar

Musical equipment; Drums

(African term) A festival/party where drums are played (djembe ensemble in conakry, sabar ensemble in senegambia)

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