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Drums

African Drums Samples

Preview african drums samples below and download your favorite finds. All sounds are royalty-free—including for commercial use.

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live sounds 1160

percussion 890

kicks 386

snares 307

hats 277

claps 191

djembe 173

toms 125

rims 120

cymbals 91

shakers 47

hand drums 45

sidestick 29

synth 24

drumkit 23

snaps 23

crash 21

bells 13

conga 12

strings 9

sintir 9

talking drum 9

rides 9

timbales 6

vocals 5

bongos 4

woodblock 4

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afropop & afrobeats 866

amapiano 508

afro house 479

house 465

afrobeat 320

rock 259

zouk 212

folk 211

melodic house 163

soukous 139

gqom 133

boom bap 124

kompa 123

reggae 117

hip hop 99

pop 92

dancehall 70

drill 65

uk drill 65

soul 62

bongo flava 47

jazz 36

techno 36

tech house 35

experimental 30

desert blues 17

funk 7

moombahton 4

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live sounds grooves percussion afropop & afrobeats amapiano afro house south african house kicks west african tops afrobeat snares hats rock zouk folk claps 70s psychedelic djembe melodic house acoustic caribbean fills soukous gqom toms boom bap kompa rims reggae senegalese latin american hip hop east african pop cymbals dancehall cuban drill uk drill afro latin soul closed open fx organic bongo flava shakers hand drums field recordings found sounds moroccan rolls jazz ensemble techno tech house experimental indian sidestick synth dry drumkit snaps crash sub bass filtered desert blues wet low bells conga layered reverse soft bright phrases riffs strings sintir reverb hard talking drum rides distorted funk buildup splash timbales stripped vocals moombahton bongos deep woodblock

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Go to Street Drums of Lagos pack

SC_SDL_180_perc_loop_duma_rim.wav

percussion live sounds acoustic dry organic rims

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180

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Go to Mandinka Percussion from Guinea with Wula Drums pack

SO_MP_175_perc_loop_sosanet_with_krin_hittin.wav

percussion live sounds grooves folk

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SPS_MB_170_drum_fill_empisini_crash.wav

jazz fills afrobeat afropop & afrobeats south african

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170

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SO_MP_170_perc_loop_kenkeni_ensemble_busy_day.wav

percussion live sounds grooves folk

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170

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SO_MP_170_perc_loop_kenkeni_ensemble_groovyhand.wav

percussion live sounds grooves folk

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SO_MP_170_perc_loop_kenkeni_ensemble_slamdunk.wav

percussion live sounds grooves folk

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SO_MP_170_perc_loop_soli_ensemble_happydancer.wav

percussion live sounds grooves folk

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SPS_MB_170_drum_loop_empisini.wav

jazz grooves drumkit afrobeat afropop & afrobeats south african

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SPS_MB_170_drum_fill_empisini_snare.wav

snares jazz fills afrobeat afropop & afrobeats south african

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SO_MP_170_perc_loop_kenkeni_ensemble_longwinded.wav

percussion live sounds grooves folk

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About African

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Rock Gospel Jazz Blues Brazilian Afropop Experimental Latin American Hip Hop Afrobeat Funk

Origin: Lagos
BPM Range: 60 - 160

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