Drumming is a piece by
minimalist composer
Steve Reich, dating from 1970–1971. Reich began composition of the work after a short visit to Africa and observing music and musical ensembles there, especially under the
Anlo Ewe master drummer Gideon Alorwoyie in
Ghana. His visit was cut short after contracting
malaria. K. Robert Schwarz describes the work as "minimalism's first masterpiece."