Rolling Stone – 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time
From rock thunder machines to punk powerhouses, we count down the kings and queens of slam… #18 -Zigaboo Modeliste Rolling Stone reporter Joe McEwen once described Zigaboo Modeliste’s drumming technique as throwing “standard technique to the wind…...
Zigaboo Interview – Offbeat
As a founding member of The Meters and a pioneer of the syncopated drumming style, Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste has earned a well-deserved reputation as a veritable forefather of funk. Few drummers can go toe-to-toe with him when it comes to sheer reach of influence, as his stretches a lot further than most New Orleans musicians of the same era. Whether you’re digging into old school hip-hop tracks, modern trap hits or 15-minute jam band freak outs, you’ll have a harder time finding styles that his rhythmic tricks haven’t touched than the other way around.
RHYTHM MAGAZINE “The Rhythm Interview”
Better known as Zigaboo, Joseph Modeliste is synonymous with the sound of New Orleans funky drumming. “I suppose I tell everybody, I think it’s a spiritual thing,” he says about being drawnto the drums.
Zigaboo Modeliste – Jazz Magazine
Zigaboo Modeliste – Featured in Jazz Magazine – Un Zig jamais a...
Batteur Magazine – Zig Feature
Zigaboo Modeliste Batteur Magazine Feature