Tombak Network: Tombak Network is an educational site for tombak
(tonbak, Persian/Iranian drum) created by my friend, Hormoz Dilmaghani. I have published some articles there. Info of many
Iranian/Persian drummers.
RHYTHMWEB: RHYTHMWEB is an excellent site for different
drums and has lots of cool links. Created by the late Eric Stuer, percussionist, web designer and a dear drum brother
of mine. I have used Eric's website to make a World Drumming Links Page.
Drumdojo: Percussion website by drummers for drummers
Online Doumbek Guide: Kamuran's Guide for Doumbek Players. On this
website of my dear drum brother, you will find:
* How to make specific sounds on the doumbek
* Consistent, easy-to-read notation for dozens of rhythms -- the rhythms
are grouped by count length, from 2 to 32
* Difficulty rating for each rhythm
* Articles on accompanying dancers and
buying riq
Rick Walker's LooppooL: The exotic sonic world of Rick Walker's Loop.pooL.
A leading figure in the emerging international live looping movement, Rick is a sound designer, electronic music composer,
author, percussionist, trapset drummer, multi-instrumentalist and "found sound" artist. He is a dear drum brother of mine.
Middle Eastern Rhythms FAQ (rhythms for middle eastern dance for dumbek,
dumbec, doumbec, doumbek, Arabic tabla, darabuka, tombak, zarb ...) created by my dear drum brother, Jas. This is the best list for ME rhythm cycles with
Jas's MIDI Rhythm Generator that I have seen in Internet.
Rhythmuseum: A site dedicated to many drums such as Japanese Taiko,
Senegalese Sabar, Korean Chango, Persian tonbak and Indian Tabla by Christopher Arnold.
PERCUweb: Quebec percussionists' great website by Prof.
Robert Leroux and his friends!
Rene Dalton is a Brazilian percussionist in Brasilia working
on Arabic rhythms and plays derbuka. Very well designed website!
Kalani Music: A very nice and informative website for a drummer Mr.
Kalani who has worked with many musical legends.
Drums and Drum Sets - Offers drum lessons, tips, and advice for beginners.
Discusses the history of drum sets and manufacturers, such as Pearl, Ludwig, Drum Workshop (DW), and Tama.
Daniel Ruegg: Switzerland based, German language percussion
website of Daniel Ruegg. His works moves over drums and rhythms (instruction, workshop, drum and rhythm circles, organizational
developement and so on), drums for sale (Bata, Bougarabou, Darabukka, Djembe, Surdo, Tabla, Timbales), drumming and introducing
some African musicians... Check his informative website.
David Kuckhermann: Germany based multi-percussionist. His site has
some useful info about basic strokes and lessons of tar, riq, bodhran, darbuka, tonbak.
PAS: The Percussive Arts Society® (PAS®) is a music
service organization promoting percussion education, research, performance and appreciation throughout the world.
World Percussion Music and Resources: Australia based percussion website by Kevin Tuck.
Music for percussion ensembles, from beginner to advanced pieces and e-Books for drums and percussion, great for teachers
and students.
Jon Mattox: A very active percussionist, artist, web-designer.
His site is very well-desinged and has a very detailed link section!
DrumRhythms: Lessons for Drumset and some small hand percussion
instruments such as congas, djembe, bongos, timbales and so on.
Drum Talk of George Grant: Play What You Say!
Ralf Schuh AKA Thorralf, German Bodhran Player has very good websites for Bodhran (Irish frame drum), Musical Project that has the bodhran as centre and all instruments
accompany the drum on the musical journey thru Europe and the World. All websites are in German but English version will come
soon.
Tomás Howie Drumming Web: A website for drums and drumming rudiments by Tomás Howie, the moderator of Rudiments Yahoo Groups.
Khalouze (Kalouze): Khalouze is a kind of goblet-shaped drum and
has inside two strings attached just under the skin so the sound is a little buzz. Belly-dance.org has offered a very nice
historic photo of a female khalouze player. Check it out! Also some words about Persian zarb and Arabic derbukka that
is interesting.
Hands-On Drumming: A very nice website of Internationally known percussionist,
educator and community drumming leader Jim Greiner.
Tim Rayborn: Multi-instrumentalist with specialities in medieval,
Middle Eastern, and Central Asian music.
Kenne Thomas: Great website of Kenne Thomas, professional drummer,
percussionist, author and educator. Info of djembe, taiko and so on.
Alex Pertout: Percussionist, composer and educator in Australia.
His website is so informative and has info of different drums and percussion. Please do visit his website to find out about
different world traditional drums, rhythms and percussion.
Alex Spurkel is an accomplished drummer with over 15 years
of experience in both Western and Non-Western traditions. His forté is world percussion--particularly the Middle-Eastern Doumbek--and
his unique brand of electronic drumming suited for various genres of dance music.
Fredrik Gille is a Swedish percussionist that collects instruments,
playing-techniques and inspiration from percussion-traditions all around the world. He plays Indian tabla too.
Mauro Gatto: Drums and Percussion Website of Italian percussionist
Mauro Gatto both in Italian and English language.
Harmonic Motion is a not-for-profit arts organization resident
in South Florida. Harmonic Motion's music and dance performing groups focus on folkloric and ethnic idioms, cross cultural,
and improvisational projects. The core performers and teachers are musician/composer Joe Zeytoonian and dancer/percussionist
Myriam Eli.
Erik Smith: Norway based drumset site of Erik Smith, a very
active drumset player. In his nice website, you can learn about him and his musical activities, hear soundclips, get news
about gigs, clinics and more. His site has a good link section too. He is a Yamaha Drum Artist.
City Percussion: Originally based on the complicity of two percussionists,
Thierry Hochstätter and jB Meier, this concept aiming at being the universe of percussion instruments and new instrument concepts
from all over the world, is growing into an artistic environment of a wide variety. The Compagnie of all the tools of the
Arts. This great website is in English, French and Spanish language.
Jake Burton Music: Free drum lessons and general info about Jake's drumming
music. Jake Burton is a Nashville, TN - based drummer.
Drum Lessons: Florida Enrichment Academy offers drum lessons from experienced
instructors with proven skills.
