Percussion Sounds

This creative educational film by Pieter Van Deusen features a variety of percussion instruments performed by noted musicians Bruno Hoffmann, Eric Remsen, and Taranath Rao. The film crew included Les Blank and Skip Gerso

Pen Point Percussion

A documentary showing Norman McLaren working on the hand-drawn sound process he uses for his short film, Loops.

Thoughts in Percussion

Pictures for Percussion

Len Lye made Pictures for Percussion as a sample for television stations while living in the United States.

Percussion, Impressions and Reality

This is the first comprehensive U.S. film to explore the origins and growth of traditional Puerto Rican music. Interviews with musicians living in New York reveal how traditional music is used as a source of resistance a

Film/Fragment for Strings, Percussion and Celesta

Rhapsody of Beats Percussion instruments of Kerala

This video film showcases percussion instruments of Kerala with highlights on its manufacturing, style of playing, traditions attached and their role in the socio-cultural and religious life of Kerala

Doumbek Technique and Rhythms for Arabic Percussion, Bellydance, and Drum Circles

In this beginner-level doumbek course, Amir Naoum teaches Southwest Asian drum rhythms and doumbek techniques to drummers and dancers.

Bartók, Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion - Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire

The pianist Maurizio Pollini and the conductor Claudio Abbado are both from Milan, both active supporters of the music of their time and both exceptional musicians. They join forces with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The Season of Percussions

Images, rythmes et percussions

In 1969, 10 years before the Iranian revolution, Iran and the ancient city of Persepolis hosted an arts festival that revealed all the contrasts and diversity of ancient Persia. Alternating sequences of performances and

Takeo, a Percussionist with Down Syndrome