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• Merchandisers International Manufacturers and exporters of percussion, ethnic and folk instruments, including some unusual Eastern percussion, brass, string and wind instruments.
  
• Rolling Thunder: The Taiko Resource Rolling Thunder is the leading resource for information about Japanese Taiko drumming. Rolling Thunder sells taiko drums and other instruments as well as providing the premier English language source of information about taiko, the Rolling Thunder Taiko Resource.
  
• Tribal Earth Drumming circles and tribal camps, based on African djembe, in the UK.
  
• Spirit Talk Mbira Introduction to the African mbira or thumb piano, including construction, playing, and cultural context.
  
• Tabla About Indian Music & Jazz Fusion Music.
  
• Latin rhythms Learn about the basics of latin percussions and listen to clave, bell, stick, conga and drumset patterns by clicking on the staff to open a midi file in seconds.
  
• Play Pandeiro Notation and sound files (RM format) for several Brazilian pandeiro rhythms. English and Portuguese versions.
  
• Zlatko Kauèiè, Drums & Percussions Home page of musician Zlatko Kauèiè, from Slovenia, Italy, and Barcelona. He has played and recorded with Hero, Irene Schweitzer, Radu Malfatti, Duko Goykovich and Allen Blairman, Peter Delphinich, Eric Peter, Tete Montoliu, Claude Guillot, Paul Stocker, Mike Osborne, Burton Greene, John Lewis, Steve Lacy and Kenny Wheeler, as well as giving solo concerts.
  
• Rooster Soup Percussion adaptations of traditional world rhythms for hand drum and percussion setups. Includes congas, timbales, bongos, and djembe drums.
  
• The Healing Drum Tour Join master drummer Yaya Diallo for a trip to Mali and Timbuktu, West Africa, 21 Dec 2000 to 4 Jan 2001. Study drumming, play music, celebrate the new millenium.
  
• Djembe Kan Descriptions and glossary of djembe, percussionist Tepaka Lunda and his "Djembe Kan" course.
  
• Steelpan Research Research in the science and technology of the steelpan, or steel drum.
  
• Chris Southall's Djembe Page On-line drumming workshop. Articles about djembe re-skinning & tuning. Drums and CDs for sale.
  
• Djembe-L FAQ Everything you wanted to know about djembe and other hand drums, including teachers listing World-Wide.
  
• CongaPlace Sheet music for congas and bongo, technique, rhythms, exercises, books, videos, CD, instruments, links.
  
• Taikoza: Japanese drum ensemble Information about the taiko and other Japanese instruments. Schedule of performances of Taikoza. Information on the shakuhachi (bamboo flute) and Marco Lienhard, a taiko and shakuhachi player.
  
• Bondi World Beat - Hand Made Hand Played! Australian company providing professional quality hand made djembes (shells carved in West Africa)and percussion from all over the world. Classes, workshops and performances (Big Bam Boom) are also available.
  
• Afro Cuban Rhythm Catalog Clave notations for Abakua, Bembe, Bolero, Circlo Congo and other rhythm patterns.
  
• Sandeep Raval Sandeep Raval is a world music percussionist. Explore the music of a modern percussion master with audio clips, instruction information, world grooves, and new age.
  
• Djembe Ireland Containing information on the djembe, rhythms, how to play, links, and details of workshops and events for people in Ireland
  
• Olatunji Music Babatunde Olatunji is a Grammy Award winning virtuoso of West African percussion. Collaborated with Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart on their Planet Drum album.
  
• Bata Drums A resource related to Bata drums and drumming from Cuba and Africa.
  
• Steel Drum Music Steel Drum music from Sir Cedrick Luces and the Island Riddim Band. Caribbean Classics, Jazz and Reggae.
  
• Nii Tettey Tetteh and the Kusun Ensemble Ghanaian musician and teacher. Features the history of the instruments he uses - kpanlogo, aslatua, talking drum, and atenteben.
  
• Kokoro taiko kai of Long Beach Kokoro taiko is made up of group of people who are nuts about Japanese Drumming. We dedicate every Saturday afternoon practicing and perfecting the art of Taiko.
  
• The Pan Page A forum for the steelpan instrument or steel drum. Information about pan building and tuning. Listings of steelbands, tuners, companies, organizations and pan events.
  
• Karamba Experience - Drum and Dance World music and dance courses in Cuba, Senegal and Morocco for both professional musicians and dancers, as well as the complete novice or world music fan. Flexible teaching programmes. Flights, accommodation.
  
• Red's Drum Page Pictures of handcrafted Djembe, Udo, Ashika and, Djun drums. Brief biography of Red (the drum maker) and description of the drums. Links to other African drum sites.
  
• Israel 's Drums and Percussion Drums and Percussion links in Israel. Features Israeli drummers, foreign drummers in Israel, drums and equipment, instruction, classified ads, and a place for finding musicians.