percussion
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The percussion on “2 Hard 4 the Radio” bangs and jumps where so much of the record crawls, and his fleet verse recalls the cadence of his 2018 hit “Nice for What.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The producer grew up playing mostly play bass, with his other siblings on guitar and percussion, and his father on keys.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Barclay's hour-long spoken word performance draws on his upbringing in Huddersfield and his experience of the industrial landscape of northern England, against a soundtrack of live percussion and horn.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
The percussion pounds like nobody’s business, opening the score up to all the implied emotion and glitter on an over-stuffed stage.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
Any rhyme can be made more complex by adding a body percussion pattern or simple instrument pattern.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing percussion
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