World drum grooves, performed by real drummers
35 real recorded grooves from Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica, Morocco, West Africa and Spain, synced to a metronome, so you can feel each tradition’s pocket instead of just counting through it.
Hear the world grooves
Real tracks from this category, straight from the app, including the new reggae and ska grooves. Nothing plays until you press play.
Hear it in a real jam
Guitar and harmonica over a Latin groove from the world grooves collection.
35 real recorded grooves spanning Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica, Morocco, West Africa and Spain — including samba, bossa nova, salsa, reggae one drop and ska — organized by tempo, each paired with a metronome that stays locked to the track.
Why practice to a performed groove instead of a programmed one?
Many of these traditions are built around a rhythmic anchor everything else locks against — a clave in Latin and Brazilian styles, for example — and that relationship is felt more than it's counted. A programmed loop can play the right notes in the right places and still miss the feel entirely. A real recorded performance carries the actual push and lean of a human player, which is what you're really trying to internalize.
Grooves from around the world, and growing
The category spans 35 tracks across Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica, Morocco, West Africa and Spain — including samba, bossa nova, salsa, reggae one drop and ska — so you can spend real time inside one groove at a time, working through the patterns and the interplay between hands and feet that define each tradition. More tracks are added with app updates.
Frequently asked questions
What's in the world grooves category?
35 real recorded grooves spanning Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica, Morocco, West Africa and Spain — including samba, bossa nova, salsa, reggae one drop and ska — organized by tempo, each paired with a metronome that stays locked to the track.
Do I need to already know these rhythms to use this category?
No. The tracks are built for practicing the feel directly by playing along, which is generally a faster way into a groove than reading a pattern off a page first.
How many tracks are in the world grooves category?
35, spanning Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica, Morocco, West Africa and Spain, with more added as the app is updated.
Is the world grooves category free?
Every loop has a free 10-second preview, and you can pick 3 loops to keep free forever, with the full player. A one-time Drum Lab Pro purchase ($14.99) unlocks every track in every genre, plus loop export. No subscription.