With flicks of the wrist, Rio Carnival’s drum maestros keep everyone locked in on the beat
Subtle hand signs coordinate the hundreds of pounding drummers in each of Rio de Janeiro’s glitzy Carnival parades.
How a lone Bee Gee became the first person to use a drum machine on a pop hit
Electronic music might have spawned countless sub-genres, but they all still orbit one firm foundational element - the drum machine. But, as with our recent look at the first band to use a synth ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation3d
Role Model covers Taylor Swift's 'Nothing New' for Like A Version
Making his debut in the Like A Version studio, the American singer nudged up the tempo, added drums and pedal steel, and turned 'Nothing New' into "something to be able to do a slow two step" to.
WTOP News11d
With flicks of the wrist, Rio Carnival’s drum maestros keep everyone locked in on the beat
The drum section plays throughout a school’s entire parade, lasting between 70 and 80 minutes, striving to lose neither tempo nor flair. Carnival judges score parades on a 10-point scale for ...
AP Newsroom on MSN17d
With just a flick of the wrist, watch how Rio's drum maestros keep hundreds to the samba beat
Many say the heart of every Samba School is their drum section. To keep it pumping in the right tempo, Mocidade Samba School's 240 rhythmists obey the many hand swings, flicks, twists and pointing of ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation3d
Behind Role Model's cover of Taylor Swift's 'Nothing New' for Like A Version
"I wanted to bump up the tempo just a little bit, add drums and bring it into the world of Kansas Anymore," he said. "And just give it a little warmth and a slight dancey groove." We can already ...