Researchers from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, have demonstrated the ability to manipulate the vibrations of a drum of nanometre scale thickness - realizing the world's smallest ...

New app Beats+ wants to put a portable drum machine in your pocket. Available December 15th for $0.99 from Ninebuzz Software, the download offers over 50 preprogrammed rhythms, if not a proper ...

I’m not saying I’m going to be the next Deadmau5, but the Library of Congress’ new “Citizen DJ” web app is pretty awesome to play around with—even if you don’t think you’ll use any of the sick beats ...

Marcos Odara has been playing the conga drums for 39 years and teaching for the last 20. Odara hails from Salvador da Bahia, Brazil and now calls Oakland home. The drum master teaches Brazilian ...

DRUMS WEEK 2025: Drums are often unfairly considered to be the poor cousin of the band. Cue the joke, ‘what do you call a person who hangs around with musicians? A drummer!’ But drummers have had the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. That's because the percussionist isn't a human, but a bird: the palm cockatoo (Probosciger ...