Percussion Plus Street samba - set of 3 nesting drums

Introducing the Percussion Plus samba pack of 3 drums

Now made in Brazil, the home of samba, by the world's premier manufacturer of samba instruments, this Percussion Plus set of samba drums is perfect for education. The 10" repinique, and 14" and 16" surdos have clear drum skins only on the top of the drums, allowing them to nest for easy storage and transport. The sturdy frames support the evenly stretched skins for vibrant, resonant tones, perfect for street parties, outdoor festivals, and introducing samba music into schools.

Traditionally, the surdos provide the basic backbeat, while the repinique offers fast and flashy rhythmic interest with typically syncopated and polyrhythmic patterns. In a samba band, you will also often find drums such as the Pandeiro, Caixa, as well as agogo bells, shakers and whistles!

These genuine, Brazilian made instruments are made from aluminium. Sturdy and lightweight they are easy to play on the move or even whilst dancing! Great value, they are an excellent start to building any samba set.

Nesting qualities

The Percussion Plus set of 3 samba drums fit conveniently into each other for easy transport and storage. They only have drums skins on the top of the drum, making it easy to nest for a small footprint.

Samba instrument care and maintenance

With the correct care and attention, these instruments should provide musical satisfaction and energetic performances for many years. Here are just a few tips to keep your samba gear in optimal condition.

Before and after playing

We recommend wiping the drums and beaters down with a damp cloth, as well as inspecting the tuning adjusters on each drum to check for any loose nuts. As a part of this process, you can also monitor the tension of the heads. If you find that an adjuster has come loose or a head seems slack, loosen off the entire head to thumb-tight and then re-tune using the included mini spanner. The best way to do this evenly is to tune opposite pairs, and the following diagram will give you the correct order in which to tune various sizes of surdo, caixa, repinique and tamborim:

The schematic above demonstrates the correct order for tightening the nuts onto the hooks of a Surdo. This way the tension is spread most evenly. Start with all the nuts just finger tight and then tighten each nut in turn by half a turn (starting with nut number 1, then 2, then 3 etc.). When you've tightened all the nuts, check the tuning. If a higher pitch is needed, repeat the process (again starting with nut number 1) by a quarter turn at a time and carry on until you're happy with the sound.

When tuning a set of three surdos (14", 16" and 18") start with the 18" and tighten it until the sound is nicely resonant (not "flat"). The tune the 16" until the pitch is higher than the 18". Finally tune the 14", again to a higher pitch than the 16".

If you're tuning more than one surdo of each size, tune all the 18" first, then all the 16" etc. Use the same order for tightening the nuts on the Caxia, Repeniques and Tamborims.