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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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AFP_TCF_92_drum_miel.wav

grooves caribbean kompa zouk

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APF_TCF_86_drum_absent.wav

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APF_TCF_90_drum_bady.wav

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grooves caribbean kompa zouk

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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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