Drumming Collection

The Count Basie Orchestra in concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 18 July 1980: Count Basie (piano), Cleveland Eaton (bass), Freddie Green (guitar), Gregg Field (drums)

Drummer Gene Krupa
United States: c. 1947 Jazz drummer and compser Gene Krupa playing the drums

Drummer performing on a Japanese taiko drum at a festival in Kanagawa, Japan, Asia

Traditional Japanese taiko drumming performance, Matsuyama, Ehime prefecture, Shikoku island, Japan, Asia

Shaman mask, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia (B. C. ), Canada, North America
Shaman mask, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia (B.C.), Canada, North America

The Count Basie Orchestra in concert, c1950s. Artist: Denis Williams
The Count Basie Orchestra in concert. Sonny Payne on the drums

Ghana, Brong Ahafo region, Nkoranza. A special needs schoolboy drumming in Nkoranza

British soldiers on the Western Front, northern France, First World War, 1916, (c1920). After the Capture of Lesboeufs: British troops returning, headed by their fifes and drums

Drummer Louie Bellson and his big band playing at the Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 1979
Drummer Louie Bellson and his big band in concert at the Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 7 November 1979. Also pictured are trombonists Kurt Berger and Doug Wintz

Drummer Ginger Baker performing at the Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 1980
Drummer Ginger Baker performing with his band Energy at the Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 18 January 1980

The Count Basie Orchestra performing at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 18 July 1980

Louie Bellson and Buddy Rich at the International Drummers Association meeting at the Horseshoe pub, Tottenham Court Road, London, 1 November 1978

Drummer of 1598
A drummer of 1598. Date: 1598

Drummer in a Pancha Thuryas Kandyan dance orchestra at tourist show in the Kandyan Arts Association Hall, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Boy playing a Japanese taiko drum video game at a game center, Japan, Asia

Garfu drummer, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye Belize Garfu drimmer San Pedro, Ambergris Caye Belize, Caribbean, MR

Ruffed Grouse drumming (spring mating-territorial display) Olympic National Park, Washington bg290
TOM-915 Ruffed Grouse drumming (spring mating-territorial display) Olympic National Park, Washington, USA Bonasa umbellus Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Taiko drumming group, Otako age giant kite flying festival, Sagamihara, Kanagawa prefecture, near Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Greetings card, Jazz drummer on timpani (kettle drums). 20th century

Yma Sumac, before appearing before the audience at the Kings Hall, breaks the ice with a spot of rhythm with the two Andean Drummers, Hernan Brana and David Rivera. June 1952 P009566

Music cover, Our Love Affair, Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland
Music cover, Our Love Affair, words and music by Arthur Freed and Roger Edens, from the MGM film Strike Up The Band, starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. 1940

Intore drummers perform at Butare.. In the days of the monarchy in Rwanda, Intore dancers were an integral part of the Royal Court. Today, several groups perform nationally and internationally

Pretty Lady military drummer
A lady military drummer - the slightly saucy caption reads: " I wouldn t need a drum to follow you" ! A propaganda card from WWI. Date: circa 1916

Tommy Waterfield was was adopted by actress Jane Russell in 1951 and grew up in California. His real parents Michael and Hannah Kavanagh from Lambeth could not afford to bring up another child

To Versailles, an Incident in the French Revolution, (c1894), (c1902). Creator: Unknown
To Versailles, an Incident in the French Revolution, (c1894), (c1902). After a painting in the Museums Sheffield collection

Weekly Sunday Rumba Show, Callejon de Hamel, Havana, La Habana Province, Cuba

South America, Brazil, a tambor drummer and dancer from the Tambor de Crioula group Catarina Mina, in the streets of Sao Luis MR

"Whitefield Preaching in Moorfields" A.D. 1742, by E. Crowe...the Royal Academy, 1865. Creator: W Thomas
"Whitefield Preaching in Moorfields" A.D. 1742, by E. Crowe, in the exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1865. Engraving of a painting

The Drums of War, Introduction to the year 1914 (litho)
3252798 The Drums of War, Introduction to the year 1914 (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Drums of War, Introduction to the year 1914 from The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures)

Magic Drummer
Angela Muliani Hartojo

Razan
Angela Muliani Hartojo

A Lover drummer
Lisdiyanto Suhardjo

Love Drums
Prijasambada

March of Ashanti warriors, Third Anglo-Ashanti War or First Ashanti Expedition (1873-1874, to rescue European missionary captives held in Kumasi), West Africa (Ghana). Date: 1873

Coronation Parade in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Saturday 30th May 1953, ahead of next weeks Coronation Day, with Church Steeple Hall and Tower in background

Alan Minter with pop group Jigsaw at recording studio in Clapham. The group Jigsaw have written and recorded a song called Prize Fighter as background music for a feature film about Minter called

Pete Best, (in the black shirt holding his drum sticks) posing for the camera with his new band, in an alley in Liverpool

Lenny Davidson guitarist with the English pop rock group, Dave Clark Five in a recording studio with the band. 2nd February 1964

Battle Between Iranians and Turanians, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), 1562-83

Pina - drummer boy in a Buddhist temple, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Pina - drummer boy in a Buddhist temple, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Portrait of a child with a set of double drums secured round his waist. Pina, Trommeljunge in Buddha-Tempel

The Drums of Africa - in the Village of Ikoko on Lake Ntomba in Belgian Congo, c1930s. Lake Tumba in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is inhabited by the Mongo people

Man playing the drums overlooking the Holy Baths, Pushkarr, Rajasthan, India

Cow walking on steps along Holy Bath, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

South America, Brazil, tambor drummer from the Tambor de Crioula group Catarina Mina, in the streets of Sao Luis MR

Whop
Ajie Alrasyid

Christmas Pantomimes: Drury Lane; Haymarket; Princess, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Christmas Pantomimes: Drury Lane; Haymarket; Princess, 1856. London stage productions. Drury Lane:a scene from the ballet

Interior of a Sikh Temple at Umritzir - reading the Grunt'h, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Interior of a Sikh Temple at Umritzir [in India] - reading the Grunt'h - from a drawing by W. Carpenter, Jun. 1858. The Gooroos are the spiritual guides of the Sikhs

Lieutenant Cameron's Sketches in Central Africa: Wedding Dance at Kibaiyeli, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Lieutenant Cameron's Sketches in Central Africa: Wedding Dance at Kibaiyeli, 1876. A...specimen of native African manners...a wedding party at Kibaiyeli

Voulez-vous de l'or...des diamans.. 1838. Creator: Honore Daumier
Voulez-vous de l'or...des diamans.. 1838. Voulez-vous de l'or, voulez-vous de l'argent, voulez-vous des diamans, des millions des milliasses? Approchez, faites vous server [

A Hindoo mendicant pilgrim, 1876. Creator: Unknown
A Hindoo mendicant pilgrim, 1876. Indian man with musical instruments. From "Illustrated London News", 1876

Krishna Kills Aghasura, 1675-1700. Creator: Unknown
Krishna Kills Aghasura, 1675-1700. One of the many demons the Hindu god Krishna defeats during his childhood and youth is Aghasura, who assumes the form of an enormous serpent

The Royal Visit to India: the Prince of Wales and the Governor of Goa... 1875, (1876). Creator: L.B
The Royal Visit to India: the Prince of Wales and the Governor of Goa on their way to the cathedral at old Goa, from a sketch by an officer of the Serapis, 1875, (1876)

A Dwarf Drummer, c.500. Creator: Unknown
A Dwarf Drummer, c.500

Mounted Turks, published 1486. Creator: Erhard Reuwich
Mounted Turks, published 1486. Book: Sanctae Peregrinationes by Breydenbach (Mainz, 1486)

Riot at the conviction of Cornelis Halewijn and Herman Jansz. in Antwerp in 1559, (1652-1659). Design for a print

Ou peut on être mieux... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ou peut on etre mieux... 19th century. Musicians of Paris. Ou peut-on etre mieux qu'au sein de sa famille? ['Where can one be better than in the bosom of one's family

Portrait of Dave Tough, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dave Tough, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1946

Portrait of Ray McKinley, Hotel Commodore, New York, N.Y. ca. Apr. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Ray McKinley, Hotel Commodore, New York, N.Y. ca. Apr. 1946

Portrait of Ray McKinley, Hotel Commodore, New York, N.Y. ca. Apr. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Ray McKinley, Hotel Commodore, New York, N.Y. ca. Apr. 1946

Portrait of Dave Tough, Eddie Condon's (basement), New York, N.Y. ca. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dave Tough, Eddie Condon's (basement), New York, N.Y. ca. 1946

Portrait of Ray McKinley, Hotel Commodore, New York, N.Y. ca. Apr. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Ray McKinley, Hotel Commodore, New York, N.Y. ca. Apr. 1946

Four Soldiers, c. 1500. Creator: Master MZ
Four Soldiers, c. 1500

The Jester, 1586. Creator: Jost Ammon
The Jester, 1586

Portrait of Sonny Greer, Aquarium(?), New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Sonny Greer, Aquarium(?), New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1946

Marcer (Draper), published 1753. Creator: Gaetano Gherardo Zompini
Marcer (Draper), published 1753

Portrait of Jack Lesberg and Max Kaminsky, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Jack Lesberg and Max Kaminsky, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Noro Morales and Humberto López Morales, Glen Island Casino(?), N.Y. ca. July 1947
Portrait of Noro Morales and Humberto L¾pez Morales, Glen Island Casino(?), New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Lionel Hampton, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Lionel Hampton, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Portrait of Baby Dodds, Ole South, New York, N.Y. ca. Dec. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Baby Dodds, Ole South, New York, N.Y. ca. Dec. 1946

Portrait of Sid Catlett, New York, N.Y. ca. Mar. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Sid Catlett, New York, N.Y. ca. Mar. 1947

Portrait of Shadow Wilson, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Shadow Wilson, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938

Portrait of Miquelito Valdez, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Miquelito Valdez, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Dave Tough, Eddie Condon's, New York, ca. Sept. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dave Tough, Eddie Condon's, New York, ca. Sept. 1946

Portrait of Noro Morales and Humberto López Morales, Glen Island Casino(?), N.Y. ca. July 1947
Portrait of Noro Morales and Humberto L¾pez Morales, Glen Island Casino(?), New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Kaiser Marshall, Times Square(?), New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Kaiser Marshall, Times Square(?), New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Paul Kashian, Mundell Lowe, Ray McKinley...Hotel Commodore, Century Room, N.Y. 1947
Portrait of Paul Kashian, Mundell Lowe, Ray McKinley, Chris Adams, and Teddy Norman, Hotel Commodore, Century Room, New York, N.Y. ca. Jan. 1947

Portrait of Ray McKinley, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Ray McKinley, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Slick Jones, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Slick Jones, New York, N.Y. 1946

Chinoiserie, between 1765 and 1767. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Pillement
Chinoiserie, between 1765 and 1767

Portrait of Denzil Best, Billy Bauer, and Chubby Jackson, Pied Piper, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

Portrait of Freddie Moore, William P. Gottlieb's office party, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y. ca. 1948
Portrait of Freddie Moore, William P. Gottlieb's office party, Jamaica, Queens, New York, N.Y. ca. 1948

Portrait of Freddie Moore, William P. Gottlieb's office party, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y. ca. 1948
Portrait of Freddie Moore, William P. Gottlieb's office party, Jamaica, Queens, New York, N.Y. ca. 1948

With Lord Dufferin in Burma - The Welcome to the Palace, Mandalay - Theebaw's Great Drums, 1886. Creator: Unknown
With Lord Dufferin in Burma - The Welcome to the Palace, Mandalay - Theebaw's Great Drums, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Affiche pour le journal "Le Rappel". c1900. Creator: Jules Cheret
Affiche pour le journal "Le Rappel". c1900. [Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix; Place: Paris]

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"Rhythmic Beats and Timeless Melodies: Exploring the World of Drumming" The Count Basie Orchestra electrifies the Royal Festival Hall in London, captivating audiences with their mesmerizing drum solos on July 18, 1980. Immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere of a Japanese festival as a skilled drummer passionately performs on a traditional taiko drum in Kanagawa, Japan. Gene Krupa, an iconic figure in the world of drumming, showcases his unparalleled talent and infectious energy behind the drums. Experience the power and grace of traditional Japanese taiko drumming as performers captivate spectators with their thunderous beats and synchronized movements. Unveiling ancient traditions from Queen Charlotte Islands, witness a shaman mask that echoes rhythmic vibrations through British Columbia's enchanting landscapes. Celebrate jazz music's soulful spirit with a heartfelt greeting card featuring an illustration of a passionate jazz drummer lost in rhythm and melody. Journey back to history's battlegrounds as British soldiers find solace amidst chaos by creating rhythmic cadences on makeshift drums during World War I in northern France (c1920). Relive the golden era of jazz as Denis Williams' artwork captures The Count Basie Orchestra delivering unforgettable performances during the 1950s. Discover Ghana's Brong Ahafo region where Nkoranza locals embrace their cultural heritage through vibrant drumming ceremonies that transcend time and space. Step into Yma Sumac's world before her spellbinding performance at Kings Hall; feel her anticipation build as she prepares to enthrall audiences with her extraordinary vocal range accompanied by dynamic percussionists. Transport yourself to another dimension as The Count Basie Orchestra takes center stage once again at London's prestigious Royal Festival Hall on July 18th, 1980 - expect nothing short of pure musical magic.