List of percussionists
A percussionist is a musician who plays a percussion instrument. Although drummers and vibraphonists are considered percussionists, this list only includes percussionists known for playing a variety of percussion instruments. There is a separate list of drummers and list of vibraphonists. If a percussionist specializes in a particular instrument, it is listed in parentheses.
A
[edit]- Keiko Abe (marimba)[1]
- Alex Acuña[2]
- Charlie Adams
- Marc Anderson
- José Areas
- Frank Arsenault
- Okyerema Asante
B
[edit]- Lekan Babalola
- Manolo Badrena
- Ginger Baker
- Cyro Baptista
- Michael Alden Bayard
- Samm Bennett
- John Bergamo
- Cindy Blackman Santana
- Richard Bona
- John Bonham
- Gary Burton
C
[edit]- Cándido Camero
- Michael Carabello
- Pedro Carneiro (marimba)
- Christoph Caskel
- Lenny Castro
- Pius Cheung (marimba)
- Mino Cinélu
- Frank Colón
- Luis Conte
- Bob Conti
- Ray Cooper
- Mayuto Correa
- Shawn Crahan (Slipknot)
- Colin Currie
D
[edit]E
[edit]F
[edit]- Jan Faulkner (percussionist)
- Chris Fehn (Slipknot)
- Victor Feldman
- Will Ferrell (Cowbell)
- Vic Firth
- Tristan Fry
G
[edit]H
[edit]- Jamey Haddad
- Bobbye Hall
- Lionel Hampton (vibraphone)
- Jason Hann
- Ralph Hardimon
- Mickey Hart (Drum)
- Giovanni Hidalgo (congas)
- Taku Hirano
- Marty Hurley
- Zakir Hussain
J
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[edit]L
[edit]M
[edit]- Ralph MacDonald
- Alex MacDougall
- Ed Mann
- Mitch Markovich
- Marilyn Mazur
- Othello Molineaux (steel drums)
- Moondog
- Airto Moreira
- Luigi Morleo
- Katarzyna Mycka
N
[edit]O
[edit]P
[edit]- Morris Pert
- Morris Palter
- Neil Peart
- Lisa Pegher
- Richard Pelham
- Armando Peraza
- Mitchell Peters
- Joe Porcaro
- Chano Pozo
- Tito Puente
Q
[edit]R
[edit]- Layne Redmond
- Daniel de los Reyes
- Walfredo de los Reyes (also known as Walfredo de los Reyes Sr.)
- Walfredo Reyes Jr. (also known as Walfredo de los Reyes Jr.)
- Emil Richards
- Frank Ricotti
- John Bernard Riley
- Dom Um Romão
S
[edit]- Bobby Sanabria
- Poncho Sanchez
- Mongo Santamaría
- Joe Saylor
- Steven Schick
- Rainer Seegers (timpani)
- Sheila E.
- Ramesh Shotham
- Rick Shutter
- Sivamani
- Stuart Saunders Smith
- Leigh Howard Stevens
- Latyr Sy
T
[edit]U
[edit]V
[edit]W
[edit]- Beibei Wang (1986 - ) Chinese multi-percussionist living in London
- Stokley Williams (1989–present) (Mint Condition)
Y
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jones, Tim (2012-10-19). "Keiko Abe". DRUM! Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Alex Acuña Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-02-28.