Good percussion recordings

Check out Mickey Hart's, Spirulinga. Mickey is a master of World music and percussion. Former drummer for the Grateful Dead and successful since in his band, Planet Drum. You can find his records at www.dead.net

EDDIE PALMIERE,title of album VORTEX.GOVANNI HIDALGO any of his albums.

Many good suggestions above. There is a gold audiophile edition of Planet Drum--highly recommended. For classical percussion, try the Safri Duo. I recommend two of their recordings on Chandos: "Goldrush", which features some purely percussion arrangements of works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Chopin and Ravel, plus some works by contemporary composers. And "Works for Percussion", which is all contemporary. Killer. And definitely get Evelyn Glennie's "Drumming". For great sonics, try "The All-Star Percussion Ensemble II" on Golden String (available through First Impressions).

Give a listen to Robert Hohner Percussion Ensemble's CD titled Lift off, DMP catalogue # is CD-498. A few words can sum up this disk: dynamic, powerful, delicate and intoxicating, one of the greatest percussion recordings I have ever heard.

Carlos Chavez: Chamber Works, La Camerata & Tambuco on Dorian Recordings. Lots of hollow logs, rasping sticks, shell instruments and rattles (traditional instruments used in Mexico). The music spans (when composed) from the 1920's to the 1960's.