D'Drum from left to right: Ron Snider, John Bryant, Doug Howard, Jamal Mohamed, Ed Smith

D' Drum is a five member percussion group from Dallas, Texas. Featured in an Emmy award winning PBS short film that documents their travels and observations as related to World Percussion, the group has performed and recorded extensively.

D'Drum is heard in the National Geographic Film, "Lions of Darkness", in addition to the award winning PBS children's show "Wishbone".

The group's first CD, entitled "Village Beside Time", brought international attention, and led to the winning of the Drum! Magazine 2002 Reader’s Poll award winner for Runner-Up, Best Percussion Ensemble .

As in their live performances, both the the 1st CD and the new one feature music derived from traditional cultures of Bali, Africa, Persia, and other locales that are blended with the influences of Western Classical and Jazz forms. All of the instruments featured on the CD and in performance are acoustic, and of traditional and contemporary design.

Each of the members of D'Drum is quite busy with various musical responsibilities in addition to D'Drum; Ron Snider and Doug Howard are performers with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. In addition, Doug, Jamal and Ed Smith are active in teaching and accompanying at SMU and UNT as well as playing in various professional musical situations. John Bryant is a principal with Bryant-Hames Music, a production company specializing in music for film and commercials. Jamal has a website with audio samples at jamalmohamed.com