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Modern Frame Drum Culture as Preservation of the Ancient World

Modern Frame Drum Culture as Preservation of the Ancient World

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...
Drummers in Popular Culture: Gendered Assumptions

Drummers in Popular Culture: Gendered Assumptions

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...

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