About

Founded in 1984, Explorers Percussion is a full line percussion and drum shop located in Kansas City, Missouri. Explorers offers all major brands of cymbals and gongs, including Zildjian, Sabian, Meinl, Wuhan and Paiste. Snare drums and drumset brands in stock are Tama, Pearl, DW, Gretsch, Sonor, Ludwig, Mapex and Yamaha, as well as custom drums we build in our own shop. Explorers also carriers many ethnic percussion items, from Brazil, other Latin American countries, African and Asian percussion instruments. Djembes, congas, bongos, timbales, doumbek and darabuka are all offered along with other hand percussion items. The electronic department includes electronic sets and pads from Roland and Yamaha. Many hard to find parts are in stock, along with a shop to do drum repair and drum recovering service.