Author Archives: Rhythm Traders

June 10, 2013

NEXT WEEK: Raul Rekow & Karl Perazzo Free Clinic

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Karl Perazzo’s epic percussion setup

We’re super excited for this one. Santana Percussionists Raul Rekow & Karl Perazzo will be at our store for a FREE clinic next Tuesday. You won’t want to miss it! Details below:

Tuesday June 18th, 7 PM at Rhythm Traders

Cost: FREE General Admission / VIP Tickets $20 *VIP tickets include seating in the first 3 rows, green room access, prizes and giveaways.

Santana percussionists Raul Rekow and Karl Perazzo will present a lecture and demonstration. All jazz, Latin music and percussion fans are welcome. We’ll raffle $100’s worth of gear, and give away lots of door prizes. Don’t miss this chance to see two of the most sought after percussionists of our time!

Sponsored by LP

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Raul Rekow crushing it on congas

May 4, 2013

EVENT: Santana Percussionists Raul Rekow & Karl Perazzo Free Clinic on June 18th

Karl-Perazzo

Karl Perazzo’s epic percussion setup

Tuesday June 18th, 7 PM at Rhythm Traders

Cost: FREE General Admission / VIP Tickets $20 *VIP tickets include seating in the first 3 rows, green room access, prizes and giveaways.

Santana percussionists Raul Rekow and Karl Perazzo will present a lecture and demonstration. All jazz, Latin music and percussion fans are welcome. We’ll raffle $100’s worth of gear, and give away lots of door prizes. Don’t miss this chance to see two of the most sought after percussionists of our time!

Sponsored by LP

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Raul Rekow crushing it on congas

April 29, 2013

EVENT: Luis Conte FREE Clinic on June 14th – Cancelled

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Note: Unfortunately this clinic has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule it soon.

June 14th, 7 PM at Rhythm Traders
Cost: FREE General Admission / VIP Tickets $20 *VIP tickets include seating in the first 3 rows, green room access, prizes and giveaways.

Grammy-winner Luis Conte is a master of percussion. Born in Cuba, his celebrated career includes touring and /or recording work with some of the greatest names in contemporary music, including Carlos Santana (“Supernatural” album), Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Madonna, James Brown as well as Cuban legends Arturo Sandoval and Cachao. He is a member of Cuba LA, and has numerous instructional DVDs and solo albums to his credit. He can be heard on the soundtracks to such box office smashes as Mission Impossible, Rain Man, Disney’s animated Tarzan, and Dancing with the Stars.

Luis will present a lecture and demonstration. All jazz, Latin music and percussion fans are welcome. No need to be a drummer or bring a drum, just sit back and enjoy the ride. We’ll raffle $100’s worth of gear, and give away lots of door prizes. Don’t miss this chance to see one of the most sought after percussionist’s of our time!

Sponsored by Rhythm Traders, The Bobby Torres Ensemble, Meinl Percussion, Remo, & Zildjian Cymbals

April 15, 2013

FLASH DEALS: This Week is all Drum Sets!

Our Flash Deals have been going fast, and we’ve been listening to all of your requests! Those of you looking for a new kit will be happy this week as we’ve got five killer drum sets on Flash Deal.

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The kits are the Gretsch Catalina Maple, PDP Concept Birch, PDP Concept Maple, Mapex Meridian Maple, and a sweet little Crush Alpha kit that comes complete with cymbals and hardware.

You’ll save extra big on these kits from now until Sunday, so get your orders in! We’ve got new Flash Deals going up every Monday, so get on our Flash Deal E-mail List if you’re not already on it and get yourself a screaming deal on these kits and other great items with our Flash Deals!

March 23, 2013

EVENT: Mamady Keita Weekend Djembe Intensive!

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Mamady Keita workshops are always a treat!

UPDATE: NEW CLASSES ADDED

1) Solos & Breaks #1 Thursday, May 9th 4-6 PM $40 Space available.
For Advanced Players/Professionals *Students must know 1 Mamady Keita Solo Origineux proficiently, and have mastery of rolls in 3, 4, & 5.

2) Dununs for All Levels Thursday May 9th 6:30-8:30 PM $40 All Levels. Space available
*Please bring your dununs and stand if you have one. We will provide as many as we can.

3) Solos & Breaks #2 Friday, May 10th 4-6 PM $40 Space available.
For Advanced Players/Professionals *Students must know 1 Mamady Keita Solo Origineux proficiently, and have mastery of rolls in 3, 4, & 5.

If you are taking a total of 4 or more classes (including Weekend Djembe Intensive) take $5 off each of these just added classes

Mamady Keita Djembe Intensive Workshop

FRI / SAT / SUN May 10 – 12, 2013
WHO: All levels (*Must have at least 1 year djembe experience.)
WHERE: Rhythm Traders, Portland, Oregon
WHEN: Friday May 10 6:30-8:30 Special 2 hour class Cost is $35
Sat. May 11th 1-6 pm 4 hours instruction plus breaks Cost is $80
Sun May 12th 12-5 pm 4 hours instruction plus breaks Cost is $80

SAT/SUN Package: $150
FRI/ SAT/ SUN Package: $175
YOUTH RATE: Youth 17 & Under: ½ Price

This up-close workshop is limited to 35 students. Preference is given to those who register for the entire Fri-Sun Package. Don’t miss the opportunity for an up-close and intensive djembe workshop with Master Drummer Mamady Keita. Focus will be on building rhythms from the dunun (bass drum) section on up to the supporting and lead djembes. This extended format allows Mamady to stretch out into variations, songs, and breaks which accompany the rhythms. The only pre-requisite is that all participants have played djembe for at least 1 year and have clear pronunciation of bass-tones-slaps.

TO REGISTER: Last year sold out, so we encourage early registration!!
• Online: Send registration fee and which classes you are signing up for through Paypal to bb@rhythmtraders.com.

• Mail: Send your name and contact information along with full payment to: Rhythm Traders, 3904 NE MLK, Blvd. , Portland, OR 97212.

• Call us: at 503-288-6950. Or stop by in Person!

Djembe rental is available. All payments are fully refundable through May 5th , 2013, after which we are unable to give refunds for any reason. Audio recording is encouraged. Video recording is strictly prohibited.

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Don’t miss Mamady Keita!

March 18, 2013

NEW: Flash Deals E-mail List

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Join our new Flash Deal E-mail List!

Here at Rhythm Traders, we’re always trying to come up with new ways to offer drummers the best experience when shopping for gear online. Today we are very excited to introduce our new Flash Deals E-mail List, where we send out weekly e-mails with discount codes for a selection of our favorite drum sets, snare drums, cymbals, hand percussion, and other products that you request!

That’s right, you can request a Flash Deal on any product that you’ve been wanting and maybe you’ll get lucky and see that product on Flash Deal the following week!

All Flash Deals are valid from Monday to Sunday and are sent out every Monday. You can sign up for the list at the top and bottom of every page on www.rhythmtraders.com, or by using the sign up form here.

When you signup for the list, you’ll automatically be sent the week’s current Flash Deals, so sign up today to gain access to the Flash Deals and start requesting your own!

February 6, 2013

NAMM 2013: More NAMM 2013 Photo Gallery

We’ve saved the best for last with our “More NAMM 2013” photo gallery, just posted on our Rhythm Traders Galleries Site. In this gallery you’ll find our best pictures from brands like Aquarian, Bosphorus, Canopus, C&C, Craviatto, De Gregorio, Gibraltar, Mapex, Offworld, Paiste, Peace, Pork Pie, Remo, Roland, Sabian, SJC Drums, Truth Drums, and more. Click the photo below to launch the gallery!

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