Beating a Dead Drum

[shanmonster]

The other day, I can't recall where, I saw mention that drumming has never made a lick of change, politically speaking. Something about this sticks in my craw. Considering the central position of drums/rhythm in religious ritual, calls to war, inducing a trance state, getting people all fired up, etc., I suspect that the use of drums has indeed made a difference at some point over the course of history.

Do you know of any concrete examples?

I'll bet this could make a pretty neat research paper.