Reggae drummers typically use these drums to transition between beats or to introduce songs.įor example in the first bars of Bob Marley's classic song "Three Little Birds" you can here a timbale fill.Īlthough the snare drum is common for MANY styles of music (rock, pop, jazz, metal, orchestral), a snare drum that is tuned very high and has its snares removed (recall that snares are the wires below it that gives it's sound a buzzy characteristic) can also be mistaken for a timbale. These drums (or drums tuned to sound like them) are also found a lot in reggae music. Timbales are high pitched drums that are very popular in South American music. The reggae drum set is basically a compact mix of modern drums, African (or Afro-Cuban) drums, and percussion elements.Īlthough beat 1 of reggae music can be played, it generally is not the most prominent beat, and many times drummers emphasize different beats, for example, beat 2 or 3, in order to avoid the 1 beat.ĭrummers will also frequently do a roll on the rack tom or strike a cymbal in a cross-rhythm or fill that is similar to how a drummer would play in an Afro-Cuban musical tradition. However many times, the drummer will have to take the role of the percussionist and play different rhythms over themselves. The syncopation can consist of a percussionist playing various rhythms against the ones a drum set player is doing. Reggae music is usually played at a slower tempo and filled with a lot of syncopation. This is called the one-drop rhythm, and it can be heard very clearly in Bob Marley's song 'One Drop'. Since the drum kit is used and very prominent in the music, it has a certain role to mark the parts of the rhythm.Īlthough different rhythms exist in reggae music, a very important of the beat in reggae music is the 3rd downbeat. The percussionist, Uziah "Sticky" Thompson, who plays for the band Ziggy Marley, uses tons of different percussion items, including tambourine, woodblocks, and windchimes to keep the music varied and interesting. Join the JA team and grab a cool t-shirt!Ĭheck out our Jam Addict attire and become a part of the team that has been training drummers and musicians for years!
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