Percussion Toolbox

This time we will continue our look at the basics of the percussionist’s indispensable shaker. We are focussing on the modern ‘cylindrical shaker,’ which is most often found in pop and rock music the world over. It provides a steady rhythmic bedrock which often serves the function of bonding elements of a groove together, sometimes with an ‘invisible’ profile. It’s one of those things you don’t notice