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percussion

[per-kuhsh-uhn] / pərˈkʌʃ ən /


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Lisa-Kaindé is the bleeding heart who whispers divinity into her lyrics, and Naomi grounds them with the beating pulse of her percussion.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

On Wilkins’ program, Valerie Coleman’s dark “Fanfare for Uncommon Times” brought a listener inside brass and percussion.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

Having already picked up percussion, she was eventually able to sit in and play with them alongside her father and uncles.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2026

"There was no instrument in the room. He used a wooden table as a percussion instrument and sang. But the producer was impressed," says Amaran.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

She was hiding behind a bass drum in the percussion section.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

Whereas on tracks like “Dime” and “Flores,” there are distinct orchestral peaks, in which subtle percussions give way to grander, more cathartic releases.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 2, 2025

Jeremiah Green’s buoyant percussions — that frequently lift and propel Modest Mouse songs in unorthodox ways — bounced the sold-out crowd like a tattered basketball on the Showbox’s famously springy floor.

From Seattle Times Mar. 1, 2023

Its percussions pull listeners in, too, with a surprise gong that bangs, or a triangle-like sound that shimmers in the background.

From Washington Post Dec. 21, 2022

After the meeting, I just went to a studio and started recording for three weeks, and it’s all these jams, all these percussions and flutes.

From Slate Aug. 30, 2021

They had another remarkable instrument made up of a double octave of small drums which gave forth percussions remarkably disturbing to the emotional centres.

From The Moon Pool by Merritt, Abraham




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