• South America & Caribbean Islands
  
• Africa
• Europe

• Son 15
• Rumba 22
• Salsa 25
• Songo 26
• Timba 30
• Pil?n 27
• Cha Cha 33
• Afro 33
• Bemb? 34
• Comparsa 37
• Bata rhythms 38
• Coordination patterns & exercises 40
• Reading one note melody 2-3 42
• Reading two note melody 3-2 44
• 6/8 coordination exercises 46

• Tumba 50

• Zouk 53

• Festejo 54
• Lando 54

• Bomba 56
• Plena 56

• Candombe 57

• Merengue 58
• Pambice 58

• Calypso 59
• Soca 60

• Joropo 61
• Onda Nueva 61
• San Millan 61

• Cumbia 62
• Fandango 62
• Currulao 62

• Samba 64
• Afox? 66
• Samba Batucada 67
• Samba Reggae 68
• Partido Alto 68
• Bai?o 69
• Maracatu 70
• Frevo 70
• Coordination exercises for Brazilian rhythms 70
• Reading melody's in 2/4 71

• West African 6/8 76
• Afro Beat 78
• Zouk 78
• Highlife 79
• Ivory Coast 6/8 79
• Senegal groove Mbalax 80
• West African 6/8 80
• Coordination exercises for West African 6/8 rhythms 81

• Chaabi 82
• Saidi 82

• Ruchenitza 86
• Chetvorno Horo 86
• Daichovo Horo 86
• Gankino Horo 86

• Devri Turan 90
• Aksak 90
• Roman Aksak 90
• Aksak Semai 90
• Curcuna 90

• Bulgeria 92
• Listeners Guide 95

The drum set or drum kit as an instrument is a relatively recent innovation that has undergone rapid development. Since its introduction at the beginning of the 20th century with the birth of American jazz it has spread all over the world. Popularized by drummers in rock, pop and jazz it soon became a common instrument in many di erent cultures. Nowadays the drum set is used in Latin, African, Asian, Eastern European and Arabic music in the genre known as world music. Recent years have seen a dramatic growth in the variety of world rhythms now being played on the kit which continues to expand to this day.

In this book you will find a selection of these rhythms. It certainly does not claim to be exhaustive in covering all existing world rhythms. there are simply too many of them. We have tried, however, to present a collection of world grooves that are both useful and instantly fun to play on the drum set. In most cases these grooves were originally played on traditional drums and percussion instruments that have been transposed here to the drum set. Anyone wishing to gain a much more comprehensive insight into the backgrounds of these speci c sorts of music would inevitably have to make an in-depth study.

Our aim was to keep this book practical. The rhythms presented here were all used in live situations and have proven to be valuable. Playing with percussion players from all over the world has always inspired me and has changed my approach to the drum kit. Now I would like to share these rhythms with you!

Hopefully this book will inspire you to take a walk on the rich road of world rhythms.

Lucas van Merwijk