Hello not sure if anybody can help here. What I am looking for is good quality midi templates - happy to purchase. These templates would mostly contain grooves & drum patterns in a variety of styles in midi format. So I could find 'african percussion' templates for example, import that in my sequencer, play it through whatever synth or sampler which is midi compatible. Akin to the templates you get on a Korg workstation for example. I know Stormdrum works off midi grooves as well. I can't afford either. I am not a drummer/percussionist so purchasing a large well designed library of midi templates would be valuable to me. Not only to help my rhythm but I find when scoring, song templates ie on the Korg m3 can provide quick inspiration. ie writing for an animal documentory, tigers, playing a combi with african percussion often helps ideas flow if I am feeling stuck. Any ideas? Thanks

Perhaps this is what you have in mind?

http://www.midisamples.com/

Why not search for audio samples of African percussion rhythms, and then transcribe them?

Good practice for the ear, the mind, and your wallet.