Rarely is a song introduced by a drum, yet some of popular music's most memorable tracks do, in fact, open with a drumbeat. By letting the drummer lead the way, artists and bands can elevate their ...

Care to match our obsessiveness? The first reader to correctly name the song order of our snare solo supercut will receive a surprise. Email your guess and address here. U.S. residents only, sorry. 1.

Flint's UK-made Reggae snare has a clever floating shell design with top and bottom heads tensioned equally at the same time. Despite the name, applications should stretch way beyond reggae.

A while back (a long while back), I was driving into work and listening to the radio — I know, right? — when a song came on that has what must be among the most recognized drum fills of all time: ...

When you think of Louisville's music scene, reggae music may not come to mind. But for the past 27 years, steel drums ring the alarm for the start of summer at the Kentucky Reggae Festival. Ibuka ...

This is the six of a 10-part series looking at the impact of dancehall/reggae culture around the world. SINCE the dark days of apartheid, reggae has played a pivotal role in South Africa. Jamaican ...

The playing is neither overly complex nor abstract, but it has tripped up countless listeners, publishers and even professional musicians in the last 50 years. Here is the issue: we hear from the ...