Come visit Rhythm Traders, the Drummer's Toy Store, just selected as Oregon's only Five-Star Drum Shop at 3904 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. in Portland, OR 97212 503-288-6950 www.rhythmtraders.com. It's a whole new groove....

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We travel the world for videos of drums and drummers from West Africa, Cuba, Brazil, and the US.

Huge drumming influences include Buddy Rich, Art Blakey, Keith Moon, Steve Ferrone, Mamady Keita (Guinea), Famoudou Konate (Guinea) Giraldo Piloto (Cuba), Jimmy Branly (Cuba), Eduardo Velazquez(Cuba), Giovanni Hidalgo (Puerto Rico), Horacio "el Negro" Hernandez (Cuba), Changuito(Cuba), and Doudou N'diaye Rose(Senegal)...

We'll be posting weekly clips with drum lessons, interviews, and sick licks.

Rhythmtraders was founded in 1992 in Portland Oregon. Check us out on the web... We have a photo gallery with pics from trips to Guinea, Senegal, Ghana, Cuba (Havana & Matanzas), and the Amedia Cymbal factory in Istanbul, Turkey. Also, a newsletter, audio samples with some of the "sick licks" we've scoured the world for, and lots of percussion instruments, drums, and drumsets. Also, a ton of CDs, books, and DVDs from the worlds best drummers. Drop us a line, and tell us what you think -- Thanks for Viewing! james@rhythmtraders.com