· Learn all abut the Darbouka Drum and other percussion instruments from Egypt.
· Learn the main strokes of the Darbouka.
· Improvise rhythms and perform in a drum circle.
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Experience listening to Egyptian music
Instruments In Middle Eastern And Bellydance Music
Percussion Instruments
Bendir or Douf – (Doof or Duf) a flat frame drum with a pair of snare strings stretched across the back of the head to give it a little buzz when played. Resembles a tambourine. Used in Egyptian folk and in sufisacred music. Has a deeper voice than the Tar.
Doira, daire- a tar like drum with a close set row of rings inside the frame creates a jingle when played.
Double drums – Moroccan – a pair of drums similar to doumbeks that are made as an attached pair, one large one small with skin heads
Doumbek, darabouka, derbeki, doumbek, tabla , zarb – the arabic/Persian/Turkish goblet or hourglass-shaped drum we most often think of for dancing. It can be aluminium, ceramic, or wooden and can have natural skins (goat, fishskin) or a synthetic head. Sometimes a set of tambourine jingles may be mounted inside the head. The Shape varies from country to country. Doumbek is generally Turkish and Darabouka Egyptian. The Doubek has metal around the top, whereas the darabouka is smooth. They sound slightly different. The centre of the drum makes a doum sound, the edge a tek. Other sounds can also be made.
Duff, def – see Bendir.
Ghungroo – Indian Ankle bells
Karaksh – Moroccan – heavy black clackers that look like double sets of zills, heavy non resonating sound
Mazhar – a large base riq like a Duff with jingles.
Riq, Tambourine – (say: rick) a small frame drum with jingles in the sides (similar to zills)
Tabla – another name for Doumbek, sometimes also used to refer to frame drums
Tabla Beledi (Egyptian) or Davul (Turkish) A large double-headed frame drum played with sticks, one on each side. Is very loud.
Tar – a flat frame drum (basically a wood hoop with a head) rim is usually 24″ deep, head may be 8-24″ across
Tupan, Davul, Dawul, Tabl baladi – large bass drum carried on the chest and played with a hard stick on one side and a softer beater on the other
Zills (Turkey), Saghat (Egypt)- (say: saag-HAAT)- metal finger cymbals. Up to about 4″ across. Worn on the middle or first finger and the thumb of each hand and banged together in various ways. Sometimes used by the dancer especially cabaret style,