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Hand Drum & Drumset Artistry West African Rhythm • Memphis Soul

From Ancient Polyrhythms to Beale Street Groove

Djembe, dundun and talking drum bridged with Memphis blues, heavy funk pockets and modern studio craft.

The Listening Room Studio masters • Live reels • Clinics on video
Reggie Taber playing drumset on stage, eyes closed, in a patterned shirt
12/8 over 4/4
Live in Memphis

Where the dundun meets the Southern backbeat

The two pulses
Years Performing
20+
Hand drums, kit and everything between
Live Shows
1,000+
Clubs, festivals, theaters and schools
Studio Credits
4
Blues, funk, world fusion and film
Home Base
901
Memphis, Tennessee
Rhythmic Philosophy

The Dual Pulse

Two musical hemispheres, one pair of hands. Every performance is a conversation between West African polyrhythm and American soul pocket.

01 / Lineage Origin West Africa

The Ancestral Head

Mande Percussive Geometry

Repertoire rooted in Guinea, Mali and Senegal: the dry slap, liquid tone and resonant bass of the djembe, the rolling cross-rhythms of sangban and kenkeni, and the pitch inflections of the talking drum.

DjembeDundunTalking Drum12/8 Cycles
Primary spirit: Cyclic & Transcendental
02 / Delta & Stax Pocket Memphis Soul

The Modern Pocket

Funk, Blues Shuffles & Session Craft

Honed on Memphis stages and in its studios. Behind-the-beat snare, dynamic ghost notes, greasy hi-hat and full acoustic authority to anchor bass and horn sections.

PocketFat SnareMemphis ShuffleSession Work
Primary spirit: Visceral & Unshakeable
Live Dates & Residencies

On Stage

Catch Reggie live at clubs, festival stages and rhythm summits.

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Reggie Taber

West African polyrhythm meets Memphis pocket, Southern soul backbeat and modern acoustic resonance.

12/8 Polyrhythm Memphis Soul

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