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By Robert White, Editor-In-Chief
Cindy Blackman Santana's journey into the world of drumming started in her childhood, marked by an innate rhythm and a passion for percussion. "According to my mom and sister, I was always tapping on things and making sounds," Cindy recalls. At the age of seven, her fascination with drums grew as she began receiving toy drum kits. The turning point came when her older sister took her to a rehearsal, where Cindy encountered a real drum set for the first time. "I snuck behind the drums and started hitting them, and it blew my mind."
