My suggestion is that you go for Trilok Gurtu, as far as I know he won several best percussion awards and not that it counts, but he definitely sounds very nice and brings several influences in his music.

Preferably quite a bit under a grand, but I want a fully featured set.

My SDTV (is that even a proper term) just blew up on me, and I just got Pro Evo 6 in the post. My Xbox is crying out for some… (more)

I'm still here - don't worry :-) We're working on a reputation system (you can see the stars already but they are greyed out) and some better ways of using storm points / achievement badges. What t… (more)

Godfather II is better than Godfather I, but best film ever? I'm kinda with gadgeteer but atm Casablanca takes it for me.

I've got a PSP & prefer it to my daughters DS Lite. However based on you wanting something for your 7 year old, the DS will be the best bet (my 8 year old manages it with no probs).