In 1571, the first batch of black slaves were transported to the then Spanish colonial America. Since then, millions of black slaves have been continuously sold to the Americas. The arrival of black slaves not only brought their labor force, And it brought new music culture to the Americas - music and dance originating from Africa.

For the indigenous black people in Africa, their dance and music are also part of their language, and they express their various emotions through music, especially during important ceremonies, such as weddings, funerals, and festivals. During important moments such as celebrations, people always gather in tribes or villages to sing and dance, and the important instrument is the drum.

The drum is a traditional musical instrument of African residents. It originated in West Africa. People hang the drum around their necks when playing, and several people (at least two people, or even 7 or 8 people) play together. Pay attention to What matters is the coordination during the performance, and this kind of drum music has thousands of rhythms. This wooden drum is not only an entertainment tool, a musical instrument and a product of African culture for African residents, but it is also a tool for them to communicate and call the police, and is one of their languages.

Until the early 19th century, black slaves in America still maintained their tradition, especially in cities that were influenced by Spain and France at that time, such as New Orleans, the capital of Louisiana and Mississippi.

But after 1861, during the American Civil War, because the main labor force in the manors in the South were black slaves, the slave owners in the South were afraid that black people would use the language of drumming to plan rebellion. , so they banned black slaves from using their traditional music and musical instruments - drums. This move led to the birth of modern music.

When black people wanted to express their feelings through music, they had to use white people's instruments and play white people's melodies. This move can be regarded as a concrete manifestation of black musical talent. Black people are not only performing white people's music, but also performing their music in American music style. As a result, jazz music combining black and white was born at the end of the 19th century. It is precisely because of the birth of jazz that the status of percussion instruments in band or orchestra performance has been improved.

For a long time, in the white world before jazz, percussion instruments were just an accessory instrument in the orchestra. No matter what kind of music people play (such as classical music, romantic music, etc.), percussion instruments are only used in the background soundtrack. The performance of melody (Solo) belongs to other instruments such as brass instruments, melody and keyboard instruments.

But in jazz, percussion instruments (drums) have achieved the same status as other instruments for the first time, and can finally be used to play drum melody (Solo) and express a certain piece of music through solo. Or the drummer’s personal thoughts.

Since the 1950s, rock bands have appeared, and the status of percussion instruments (drums) has once again improved. To this day, it is impossible to lack a drummer in a rock band, and some even have a percussionist.

However, today's percussion instruments (drums) have once again limited themselves to the scope of "accompanying the main sound", but it is no longer the simple soundtrack of more than a hundred years ago, it embodies It cooperates with the guitar, keyboard, bass and lead singer in the band. It is the rhythm instrument in the band, fixing the speed, power and structure of the music. People can say: the drummer is the conductor of the band.