Percussion set up with a timpani in the foreground with a mallet resting on top. In the background are three toms and a marimba

Drum Month

May 16
More from this show

In this episode, we celebrate the art of drumming and the talented musicians behind it by exploring the versatility of drumming and how it is celebrated by different cultures. As aired on KBACH on May 16th.

Featured in this episode:

Toby Marsden and Harvey David Wade – Rising Sun
Reginald Owen and Rosemary A Webb – Maracas 1
Marco Bianchi – Hard-working Marimba
Kosinus – Solo Jazzy Drums

SPOTLIGHT
Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir
airs Dec. 12

Season of Light: Christimas with the Tabernacle Choi

Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen
aired Dec. 3

Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen

Pavlo: Live in Santorini
aired Dec. 3

Don’t miss ‘Pavlo: Live in Santorini’

aired Nov. 28

Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty

Subscribe to Arizona PBS Newsletters

STAY in touch
with azpbs.org!

Subscribe to Arizona PBS Newsletters:


LATEST CONTENT
MORE EPISODES
sinterklaas on a horse
  Dec. 5

Sinterklaas Day

two Alaskan women throat singing
  Nov. 28

Native American Heritage Month

silvia rivera seated
  Nov. 21

Transgender Day of Remembrance

clarinet lying on sheet music
  Nov. 14

Clarinet Day

woman lighting candles
  Nov. 7

Diwali

three jack-o-lanterns shine in the darkness
  Oct. 31

Halloween

painting of an ornate opera hall
  Oct. 24

World Opera Day

composer Fazil Say writing on a musical score
  Oct. 17

Turkish Heritage Month

Indigenous person in rainbow regalia
  Oct. 10

Indigenous People’s Day

colorful kids music day logo with instruments
  Oct. 3

Kids Music Day

soft cell on the left and billy ray cyrus on the right
  Sept. 26

National One Hit Wonder Day

flags of Spanish speaking countries and a sombrero on a table
  Sept. 19

The music of Hispanic Heritage Month

group of people in traditional Italian garb dancing the tarentella
  Sept. 12

National Dance Day

sheet music by Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven with a white rose
  Sept. 5

Classical Music Month

people kneeling in front of flames feeding hungry ghosts
  Aug. 29

Hungry Ghost Festival

man playing guitar across his lap
  Aug. 22

Strange Music Day