RHYTHMuseum

Home Gamelan gong music of Bali and Java is familiar to many listeners. The kendang is the drum which accompanies the gong orchestra. ...

In high school (30 years ago!) a good friend gave me a tape of Senegalese Sabar drumming that sparked my initial interest in Doudou ...

One might think that the best place to seek out drumming in Morocco is Casablanca. Well, that's where I started my journey. But aside...

According to recent cognitive theory, the basal ganglia is the region of the brain that is used to judge short time intervals. ...

In my study of Korean music I puzzled over the way that chyango rhythms can create such an urge to dance, a strong lifting/dropping...

It may be a familiar experience for many who have played in a drum circle that groups can seldom keep a steady beat without speeding up....

Music from different cultures demonstrates the profound impact that rhythm can have on us emotionally and, in shamanic traditions,...