Groove Monkee is proud to announce the release of our World Beats collection in two new formats: FXpansion's GURU and Toontrack's EZDrummer Latin Percussion. A Refill for Reason will be available shortly. Customers who have already purchased World Beats may login to their accounts and download the new formats free of charge.

Product Overview World Beats is a collection of over 1,100 authentic traditional and contemporary rhythms from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. The beats can be divided into roughly three categories: Drum set, Percussion and “Layered Beats.”

1) Drum set – Almost 500 authentic rhythms for the drum set, including 100+ odd-meter beats
2) Percussion – Over 400 rhythms for bongos, congas, shakers, clave, etc
3) Layered Beats – Over 150 multi-instument rhythms

The styles covered in this collection include:

African (Afro 6/8, W African, High Life, Afro-Pop) Afro-Cuban (Bembe, Conga, Mambo, Rumba, Songo, etc.) Caribbean (Calypso, Merengue, Reggae, Dance Hall, etc.) Latin American (Bossa Nova, Baiao, Samba)

The grooves are now available in six formats:

1. GM Single Track
2. GM Multi-Track
3. BFD
4. EZDrummer (standard and Latin Percussion EZX)
5. GURU
6. Session Drummer 1

Please contact or call toll free, 866.258.2963, for additional information or to place your order.