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Love to Hear Percussion

Smithsonian Music

The Smithsonian celebrates both common and unusual percussion instruments along with the musicians who keep the beat.

Museum / Unit

National Museum of African American History and Culture 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Anacostia Community Museum 3 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of the American Indian 3 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 1 Filter by term Exclude term
NMNH - Anthropology Dept. 1 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 1 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Photographs 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Drums (membranophones) 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Painting/Drawing/Print 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Sculpture 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical instruments 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Noisemakers 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Percussion beaters 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Posters 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Native Americans 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Great Lakes 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Indians of North America 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Ojibwa Indians 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Woodland culture 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Himalayan peoples 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Senufo (African people) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
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Date

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Place

United States 6 Filter by term Exclude term
North and Central America 5 Filter by term Exclude term
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Florida 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Mall 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Washington 2 Filter by term Exclude term
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Arizona 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Bouake 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs and Still Images 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Anacostia Community Museum Collection 3 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery Collection 2 Filter by term Exclude term
One Million Strong 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Painting/Drawing/Print 2 Filter by term Exclude term
American Winners: Athletes and Entertainers Who Shaped the Nation 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Anishinaabe [Manitoulin Island, Ontario] 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Anthropology 1 Filter by term Exclude term
British Contemporary 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Photography 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Music 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Instrumentalists (Musicians) 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Men 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Activism 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Arts and Culture 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Civil rights 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Entertainers 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Jazz (Music) 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Jazz musician 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 11 Filter by term Exclude term
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CC0 3 Filter by term Exclude term

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Remove Date: 1990s

Drum Beats II

Drum Beats

Beater

Max Roach

The Drummer

Conga Drum Played by Paul Hawkins

Conga Drum Played by Paul Hawkins

Lionel Hampton

Tambourine used on stage at Wembley Stadium during Prince's Nude Tour

Haitian Drum

Lionel Hampton, 1991

Walt Dickerson, 1989

Poster

Them Drummers and Sangers

Print

First Drummers

Figure of a drummer

Popsy Dixon, 1996

Rainstick

Rainstick

Tarima

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