Sultans Of Stomp -

If you are a musician, you have two choices: fight the rhythm or bow to it.

For decades, the drummer was the guy hidden behind a kit at the back of the stage. The brass section was a supporting cast. But somewhere between the industrial clang of Stomp (the stage show) and the viral explosion of HBCU drumlines, the hierarchy flipped. sultans of stomp

The Sultans of Stomp don’t ask for your attention; they take it. They are the bass drum chest-thump of a marching band in the fourth quarter. They are the polyrhythms of a Taiko ensemble that shake the dust from the rafters. If you are a musician, you have two

We aren't talking about the 1978 Dire Straits hit (though Mark Knopfler’s guitar certainly walked with swagger). We are talking about the modern reign of percussion—the era where rhythm section became the headline act. But somewhere between the industrial clang of Stomp