The Listening Room
Studio recordings, tracking reels and live concert footage: traditional West African percussion married to the contemporary American rhythm section.
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Session Vault
Multitrack recordings, acoustic lineage and session documentation.
- 12/8 Delta PolyReel #01 • 5:14 Studio Master
Soli to the Delta
Guinean Soli rhythm moving into North Mississippi hill-country drone and backbeat.
Taber (djembe, kick)
- 16-Beat PocketReel #02 • 4:48 Studio Master
Yankadi Soul Pocket
A slow Guinean courtship rhythm reimagined through a laid-back Memphis bass and rimshot groove.
Taber (drumset)
- Tama vs. HornsReel #03 • 3:52 Hybrid
Talking Drum vs. 808 & Memphis Brass
Pitch-bent talking drum in dialogue with sub-bass and syncopated brass stabs.
Taber (talking drum, programming)
- 12/8 DundunbaReel #04 • 6:21 Live Tracking
Dundunba Fire
Guinean bass drums locked with a gospel B3 organ progression.
Taber (dundunba, kenkeni)
- Session StemsReel #05 • 7:10 Stem Archive
Memphis Session Vol. 3: Vintage Kit & African Bells
Dry kick isolation paired with agogo bell metric modulation. Raw multitrack stems.
Taber (kit, iron percussion)
- Field RecordingReel #06 • 9:44 Live Stereo
The Crossroads Improvisation
Unedited concert documentation from a community rhythm gathering.
Taber & youth drum ensemble
Concert Reels & Masterclasses
Concert footage of hand technique, kit orchestration and rhythmic teaching.
- 18:24Festival
Live Festival Set (Full Band)
A full festival set with extended djembe solos.
- 24:10Workshop
Converting Djembe Accompaniments to Hi-Hat & Kick
How to map classic Guinean patterns onto drumkit limbs.
- 11:05Session
Studio Tracking Session
Direct-to-tape tracking fusing room slapback with sabar rhythms.
Need drum tracks or percussion stems for your production?
Multitrack drumset, djembe, dundun and hand percussion for records, film and commercial work.