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Anansi Beat
3409 SE Belmont Ave
Portland, Oregon 97214
Phone: 503-236-8283
Web: anansiafricandrums.com
Founded: 1992
Owner: Nii Ardey

Anansi Beat
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About Anansi Beat

Anansi Beat is a drum shop in Portland, Oregon. Established in 1992, it's one of three drum specialty stores in the Portland area and one of five in the state. Their showroom is open seven days per week. Anansi Beat has a current Yelp rating of 5.0 with nine reviews. The store owner is Nii Ardey.

Some of the shop's products and services

Apparel, bags and cases, djembes, drum heads, drums, ethnic percussion, hand percussion, events, and repairs

Source: anansiafricandrums.com (7), 2025-07-02
Source: yelp.com/biz/anansi-beat-portland

Demographics
City: Portland, Oregon
Population: 654.7K
Est. drum set purchases/yr: 220 *
Metro Stat. Area: Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME
Population: 566.3K
Est. drum set purchases/yr: 190 **
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Source: Statista

* Estimated purchases of new drum sets by residents of Portland from any retailer
** Estimated purchases of new drum sets by residents of the Portland area from any retailer

Competitive profile
Nearest drum shops:
  1. Revival Drum Shop
    Portland, Oregon (2 mi)
  2. Rhythm Traders
    Portland, Oregon (3 mi)
  3. Jeff's Drumsation
    Junction City, Oregon (94 mi)
  4. Sam Adato's Drum Shop
    Eugene, Oregon (104 mi)
  5. West Coast Drum Shop
    Bellevue, Washington (147 mi)
Nearest large competitors:
  1. Guitar Center
    Portland, Oregon (6 mi)
  2. Guitar Center
    Clackamas, Oregon (7 mi)
  3. Music & Arts
    Portland, Oregon (8 mi)
  4. Guitar Center
    Beaverton, Oregon (9 mi)
  5. Guitar Center
    Keizer, Oregon (39 mi)