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African Percussion

African Percussion

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98 Followers 60 Samples

Live authentic hand drums and melodic percussion just aren’t the same in MIDI/preset form. Add a human touch with these earthly tones from Africa.

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Instruments

percussion 58

live sounds 54

hand drums 19

mallets 10

djembe 8

shakers 7

drums 5

kalimba 5

balafon 4

mbira 3

conga 2

doumbek 1

marimba 1

darbuka 1

synth 1

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cinematic 22

moombahton 4

experimental 2

downtempo 2

tech house 1

ambient 1

house 1

indie 1

indie electronic 1

afro house 1

edm 1

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percussion live sounds african cinematic hand drums afro latin mallets djembe south asian shakers drums kalimba layered moombahton balafon ensemble wet mbira conga experimental downtempo melody latin american tech house doumbek ambient house indie impacts indie electronic music found sounds roland marimba soft afro house plucks low edm darbuka synth dry

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Go to RARE Vol. 1 pack

RARE_vol.1_percussion_demo_string.wav

music live sounds cinematic

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Go to Rhythm Paints pack

RARE_UDU_wet_loop_75.wav

percussion live sounds cinematic wet

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Go to Tribal & African Percussion pack

TAP_Balafon_Loop_100bpm_03_-_F#m.wav

percussion live sounds afro latin mallets

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Go to Melody Rhythmix Vol. 2 pack

RARE_percussion_kalimba_melodic_Gmin_104_loop.wav

percussion live sounds melody wet kalimba

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Go to World Melodics pack

RARE_balafone_africa_xylophone_loop4_120.wav

percussion live sounds african mallets balafon

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Go to Zimbabwe Melodics pack

RARE_mbira_piano_percussion_loop3_africa_126.wav

live sounds percussion mbira african

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Go to Zimbabwe Melodics pack

RARE_Mbira_africa_fingerpiano_perc_loop_140.wav

live sounds percussion mbira african

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Go to Culture Alchemy Vol. 1 pack

RARE_percussion_Drum_UDU_africa_150_loop17.wav

percussion live sounds african

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Go to Cinematic Indian Loops pack

KVCL_Djembe_130_Loop_6-8_03.wav

live sounds cinematic percussion djembe african south asian hand drums

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RARE_doumbek_loop_90.wav

live sounds cinematic percussion doumbek

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