“My music is very much part of what is happening in Egypt today” – Egyptian percussionist Hossam Ramzy Egyptian percussionist Hossam Ramzy realizes a 10-year…
Hossam Ramzy Discusses the Sensational Rock The Tabla
Tag: percussion
Olatunji’s Lasting Legacy
Babatunde Olatunji Olatunji! Drums of Passion: Legacy Edition (Columbia/Legacy, 2009) Celebrating the Nigerian drummer and percussionist Babatunde Olatunji, Columbia/Legacy has released the two-CD set Olatunji!…
Reissue CDs Revisit Wildly Infectious Rhythms
On the eve of famed Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart’s upcoming 20-city tour this summer with guitarist Steve Kimock, bassist George Porter, Jr.,vocalist Jen Durkin…
Supralingua, a Global Beat Classic
Mickey Hart and Planet Drum – Supralingua (Shout Factory, 2008) Originally released in 1998, Supralingua is part of a collection of drumming masterpieces reissued by…
Astounding Global Percussion
Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju and Giovanni Hidalgo – Global Drum Project (Shout Factory, 2007) Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart and Indian tabla virtuoso, Zakir…
Mickey Hart & Zakir Hussain Reunite 15 Years after The Grammy-Winning Planet Drum for Global Drum Project
Four international master percussionists have joined forces for a new recording and tour. The Global Drum Project includes Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju…
Conga Master Ray Barretto Dies at 76
New York, USA – Latin percussion legend Ray Barretto died this morning, at 5 a.m. at the Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, New Jersey.…
Brazilian Percussionist Dom Um Romão Dies at 79
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Brazilian drummer and percussionist Dom Um Romão died July 27 in Rio de Janeiro, at age 79. The pioneering percussionist…
The Batá Drums
By Mark Corrales, LAFI The clave beat, which lies at the heart of not only Latin music but also so much popular music around the…