September 24, 2022
During the months of September and October we will be lowering our prices and this means huge savings for you. During our inventory reduction sale, all drums, cymbals, and accessories must go.
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August 11, 2022
Join us for a special presentation about Senegalese culture, music and drumming with Master Drummer Massamba Diop from Baaba Maal's Band and The Black Panther Soundtrack.
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August 20, 2021
Help us as we celebrate 30th Years as the Drummer’s Toy Store. Our suppliers keep sending us stuff to give away, and it’s happening all year long! Our Grand Prize is a one-of-a-kind Ludwig Black Beauty with custom engraving by the one and only John Aldridge (Retail Value $1800).
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August 02, 2021
In this multi part series, Rhythm Traders Owner and Founder Brad Boynton takes us through 30 years of Rhythm Traders history.
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January 15, 2021
Check out this great video from our buddies at Gon Bops showing how their California Series Congas are made. This film shows the true art that goes into making these completely hand-crafted, state-of-the-art drums, detailing the steps from start to finish.
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October 27, 2020
The drum that Buddy and Ringo made famous
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October 13, 2020
If you want to see something really amazing, check out the International Cajon Festival in Peru (Festival Internacional del Cajon Peruano) on YouTube, Facebook, and the web. Founded in 2007 by Peruvian musician Rafael Santa Cruz, the International Cajon Festival is an annual event in Lima, Peru that celebrates the cajon with performances, masterclasses, video screenings, and conferences.
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October 06, 2020
Spain, Cuba, and Peru are just some of the forebears to today’s cajon. In researching for this article, I came across a Lakota square drum; ancient Egyptian and Chinese square drums; the Jamaican rumba box (marimbula), which is like a giant kalimba; as well as an entire genre of square drums from Central and West Africa.
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September 30, 2020
In tracing the roots of the cajon in rumba, scholar David Penalosa says, “the side of a cabinet functioned in the role of the present-day tumba or salidor, while an overturned drawer served as the quinto.” As had occurred in other Caribbean and South American countries, Cuban President Gerardo Machado in 1925 banned “bodily contortions” and “drums of African nature” in public.
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September 23, 2020
What has six sides and takes a beating? The answer is the cajon, one of the most popular percussion instruments in the studio and on the street.
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