Percussion sample at the beginning of Whitney Houston's I Wanna Dance Somebody

[ToasterMan]

You know the one, at 0:01:

[desmond]

All the drums you hear in the beginning are Roland TR-808, including the very recognisable 808 cowbell...

Or did you mean something else by "percussion"..?

[ToasterMan]

Yes, the cowbell thank you. I recently heard it in Twelve Forever amongst many other classic 80's synth libraries.

[desmond]

It's an iconic sound, for sure!