Ethnic Percussion Ensemble Sheet Music
Smales-Brazilian Beat (SP)-P
Brazilian Beat by Joel Smales is a creative collection of six original pieces for percussion quintet in a variety of Brazilian drumming styles. Scoring calls for agogo bells, ...
Waters-Piece for Ghana (SP)-Djembes
Sarah Waters of Ohio Northern University teaches Applied Percussion, Steel Drum Band, Percussion Ensemble, African Music. Piece for Ghana is written for 5 Djembes, however, yo...
Ikebe-Shape of Soil, The (S)-P
The Shape of Soil for taiko drum ensemble by Shin-Ichiro Ikebe was commissioned by the Japanese drums ensemble 'KODO' in 1998, and was first performed by the group at N...
Davila-Tumbao Talk (SP)-Congas or hand drums
Tumbao Talk is an exciting piece for hand drums by Julie Davila. This piece incorporates several split parts and visuals to keep the audience riveted. Davila has also...
Beall-Rancho Jubilee (SP)-3 cajons
From composer Andrew Beall - " Rancho Jubilee is the name of a Dominican restaurant on my corner in Washington Heights. It's fun décor and lively atmospher...
Xenakis-Okho (S-n3)-3 Djembes
Okho by Iannis Xenakis for percussion trio. This piece was composed to celebrate the French bicentennial. Scored for three performers on djembe and bass drum. Xenakis first en...
Ford-Cabasa! (SP)-5 cabasas
Cabasa! by Mark Ford showcases the various techniques used on cabasas in an all-cabasa ensemble setting. This unusual piece would be an intersting change of pace in any percus...
Koontz-Batucada Jam (SP)-P
Batucada Jam by Jason Koontz is a percussion ensemble piece scored for 9 players. Length 5'54" Instrumentation: brazilian percussion instruments percussion(9) - ...
Naito-Nanafushi arr. Crowell (SP)-P
Nanafushi by Tetsuro Naito arranged for percussion trio by Jeffery Crowell. Originally arranged for the famous Japanese taiko group Kodo, Crowell was fascinated with the piece...
Buffett-Cheeseburger in Paradise arr. Moore (SP)Steel drs /DS/opt. BG
The music of Jimmy Buffet can always be found at the top of a steel drum band's request list. His song, Cheeseburger in Paradise , is one of the most popular and cannot ...
Railey-Feelin' Just Right (SP)-Steel drs./DS/P
Feelin' Just Right is an up-tempo calypso piece which was written to musically portray the feeling that you have when everything in life is going well. Whether it be a sunny d...
Gottry-Hands Up (SP-3)-3 congas
Hands Up by Josh Gottry is a conga trio based loosely on elements of west African djembe rhythms. The piece opens in 12/8 time with a unison statement from the ensembl...
Wahlund-Sextet (SP)-6 cajons
Sextet by Ben Wahlund is a sextet written for six cajones. This piece can be played on cajones with or without snares, as long as they are uniform. Run time for this piece is ...
Beck-Mani Volanti (SP)-Solo hand drums/V/M/4T/P
Mani Volanti by John Beck offers percussion soloists an opportunity to showcase their skills on hand drums such as bongos, congas, djembe, darbuka as well as other percussion...
Brown, S.-Kumi-Daiko (SP)-P
Kumi-Daiko by Scott Brown is scored for taiko drums and cymbals. Number of players: 5-20 Difficulty: Elementary/intermediate Instrumentation: Shime-Daiko, Oke...
Fellinger-Tantango Dongo (SP)-M/Kalimba/P
Tantango Dongo by Christopher Fellinger was inspired by West African music, with flowing transitions in a minimalistic style and traditional African instrumentation. Wide, des...
ABBA-ABBA Medley arr. Moore (SP)-Steel drs./DS/BG
Though not traditionally associated with steel drums, these ABBA hits are pop classics and work in a multitude of settings. The medley includes "Dancing Queen," "Knowing Me Is...
Dutz-Old Toby (3S)-3 Pandeiros
Old Toby by Brad Dutz is a piece of medium difficulty which emphasizes a strong groove and requires an attentive ensemble awareness. It's metric structure of 10/8 requires pla...
Cline-Orange...The Color (SP)-Steel Drs./DS/P/GT/BG
A festive steel drum arrangement. Energetic rhythmic motives will make this an exciting work for you steel drum ensemble. Number of Players: 7-? Difficulty:Grade 4...
Chan-B for Brazil! (SP)-2V/2X/2M/4T/P
B for Brazil! by Alan Chan is a challenging ensemble that features multiple pop/Latin musical styles. Sections can opened-up for extended solo features. Advanced high school/c...
