by Myranda Harris | Apr 4, 2022 | Drumming in Pop Culture, Ethnomusicology, Percussion
Over the past two or three decades, more and more professional percussion artists in the United States have begun to incorporate frame drum into their skillset, giving rise to what might be called a “modern frame drum culture.” In this article, I explore how modern...
by Myranda Harris | Apr 2, 2016 | Drumming in Pop Culture, Gender, Percussion, Popular Culture
As a female drummer (or “percussionist,” if you want to sound fancy), I rarely get on my soapbox about the unequal representation of females to males in the drum community. But recently I ran across an article circulating on Facebook that disturbed me enough to speak...