Body percussion may be performed on its own or as an accompaniment to music and/or dance.[1] Examples of countries' folk traditions[2] that incorporate body percussion include Indonesian saman, Ethiopian armpit music, palmas in flamenco, and the hambone from the United States.[3] Body percussion is a subset of "body music".[4]
^Terry, Keith. "Body Music". World Arts West. Archived from the original on 2007-10-19. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
^Percussive Notes -1984 Volume 23 - Page 50 "Body music was probably the first music - before people began slapping rocks and hollowing logs for drums, they were probably stomping, clapping and grunting to express their musical ideas. There are many body musics still thriving today: in the United States hambone was popular at the turn of the century and is still in practice; some South Pacific island people create music by clapping and slapping the chest and thighs; in Morocco there is a version that involves beating the chest... These are only a few examples of a varied and vital body music scene...."