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Ever since mankind could pick up a stick and hit a rock there have been percussion instruments. It is generally accepted the origination of drums to be as early as in 6000 BC. Mesopotamian excavations discovered small cylindrical drums dated 3000 BC. Caves in Peru there are wall markings that show the use of drums in various aspects of communal life. The American Indians used gourd and wooden constructed drums for their rituals and ceremonies. Drums are not always used for creating music only. It has also been used for communication purpose.

In African cultures, drums bore an important part in the use of rituals and religious ceremonies. People of different tribes relied on the use of drums to express themselves and important messaging was done through series of drum beats inside the jungle.

When it was discovered that one player could play two or more drums at the same time, people started combining different drums together for one person to play. The player not only played drums of similar types but also imported from other cultures and around the globe. In the early 1930s discovered that with the proper drum placement and a lot of practice, a single player could handle a set of drums, and an entire group of drum players was not necessary anymore. This leads to the origin of the drum set we know today.

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