Percussion

Rhythm may be the oldest impulse in music, though most early percussion instruments were made from wood and hide and rarely survive. What has come through is telling: painted mammoth bones from Ukraine suggest percussive music as far back as 24,000 years ago, and every culture since has found its own way to drive a beat. The bodhrán, djembe, tabla, handpan, cajón: each arrived from a specific pla... Read more