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drumming





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The centerpiece is the three minutes where Travis calmly narrates the plane crash interspersed with him drumming, amid flames, in a way that captures each emotional beat of what he went through.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

"Freedom Suite," led by Rollins' confident sax and also notable for Max Roach's drumming, proved controversial enough that a reissue chose another title for the album.

From Barron's May 26, 2026

The York supporters were still singing, their drummer still drumming.

From BBC Apr. 25, 2026

The impulse to dismiss all this as a detector company drumming up business runs into an issue—Pangram actually works way better than you might think.

From Slate Apr. 17, 2026

From further down the road came the drumming beats of something that might have been the hooves of goats, racing on into the night.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman




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