The ensemble's Cedille label debut, and is an 80th birthday acknowledgement to American composer Steve Reich, the founding father of musical minimalism. This album features four of Reich's most notable percussion works.

From Autumn harvest festivals to traditional Japanese folklore steeped in rich history, this album shows the diversity and power of the Japanese drums. From stories of ship-crews being saved by the organization of synchronized beats, to a picturesque soundscape of waves in the sea, to a peaceful thankfulness for loved ones and nature, this release is full of sound stories. This release also features purification drumming heard in Buddhist temples...

Chroma-Notes 8 Note Diatonic Resonator Bells. Line Bells up to play solo, or separate them for use with small groups. The set is flexible enough to be used in classrooms as an educational tool, or at home for the sheer fun of making music!!! -- Unique Tubular Resonator Base -- Convenient Carrying Case -- Eight Bells -- Eight Mallets -- Great Resonance -- Deep and Rich Sound -- Incredible Sustain -- Superb Craftsmanship -- Unique Tube-Shaped Resonator...

In this book, author Rob Cook gives the complete history of the Rogers Drum Company, whose drums, in the words of Not-So-Modern Drummer editor John Aldridge, were "the Cadillac of the 1960s... (whose) innovations in hardware design have been copied by almost every drum manufacturer in existence." The Rogers Book covers the company's east coast beginnings, the Covington, OH era, English Rogers, the CBS era, and much more. It includes a list of Rogers...

«De ritmo solo carece lo muerto», afirma Ce Santiago, y la vitalidad de este ensayo lo demuestra. Enamorado de la batería desde siempre, Santiago recorre la historia del instrumento y del arte de tocarlo, pero el compás de su prosa única también nos arrastrará hasta el filo del tiempo, el breve aunque crucial lapso que media entre un tic y un tac, allí donde convergen la literatura, la música y la vida entera, donde la tríada ritmo-cuerpo-instrumento...