prince oud
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question about a type of drum!
Hi,
I would like to ask you what this percussion instrument is called which i think is the life of any jalsah or haflah?
And also maybe how i can get the instrument?
The percussion instrument in the videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXMait1p2n8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YHKZOf1Seo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbfJIafhF2g
Hope that you can help!
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carpenter
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Looks to me like a dumbek, or something a lot like one. No idea what they call them in Yemen. Shouldn't be too hard to get one at a good music store
or online.
Anybody else?
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Michael
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It's variously called a darabuka, derbuka or dumbek. In Egypt it's called a tabla - not to be confused with Indian tabla. Iran has a similar drum
called the tombak.
There are two types, the Egyptian or Alexandrian type with a rounded rim - this is the most common type - and the Turkish type which has a squared
rim.
Both types are played in a similar way, tho' Turkish technique is more sophisticated. Furthermore, both types are readily available in Western Europe
and North America.
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