The virtual drummer plays the basic Afro Reggae drum beats.

Online drum lessons for beginners and printable sheet music.

The pdf score of this online drum lesson dedicated to basic beats, contains some traditional Afro and Reggae rhythms.

Though the origins of African rhythms date back in ancient times, their influence on western music is recent. African rhythms are often similar to Latin rhythms, and some of their features have been used by jazz drummers since the be-bop age.

In this lesson we covered Afro rhythms and Reggae together, because of the strong cultural ties between Jamaican music and Africa. Both had their wider diffusion in the '80's, and are now often present in European and American pop music. Some of them are written in two 6/8 measures, and some in cut-time. Basic drum beats can be played using other drum set elements.

In this lesson you learned some basic rhythms, if you are ready for a more advanced lesson you can follow the tutorial dedicated to Afro-Cuban drum beats, always performed by the virtual drums at the speed you want.

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