Description
This Doumbek is made in Turkey of "spun" aluminum,painted red (without flowers like in pictures). Comes with a soft case,extra head and tuning wrench.Has a wide rage of sounds and relatively mellower sound than the Egyptian cast Aluminum ones. The Doumbek is a goblet-shaped hand drum. The Doumbek comes from the Middle East and North Africa, Turkey, Bulgaria, Persia... In Egypt they call it tabla. In Israel it is the doumbek, derbeke in Syria, tombak in Persia, darbuga in Morocco. ...
The name "Doumbek" is also used for a family of goblet shaped drums, common throughout the Middle East. Played with the hands, their sounds range from very deep to high.
Traditionally, the doumbek was made of clay, with a head of goat or fish skin. Some are inlaid with bits of shell, wood, or plastic. Today many of these drums are made of modern materials, such as aluminum, with a Mylar head. They may be embossed, painted, or covered with vinyl. Others are made of copper, and sometimes plated with brass or chrome.
Traditionally A Middle Eastern ensemble could include the doumbek would be accompanied by the riq (B07,B08,B09B-Arabic tambourine) and dof (B02A,B15A,B15B,B15C-frame drum), and some melodic instruments, such as the ney and long flute (J04B), the oud (H07A,B &C) (the Middle Eastern lute). |
Specifications
| The Doumbek is a goblet-shaped hand drum from Israel. The name "Doumbek" is also used for a family of similar shaped drums, common throughout the Middle East. Played with the hands, their sounds range from very deep to high. ... Traditionally, the doumbek was made of clay, with a head of goat or fish skin. Some are inlaid with bits of shell, wood, or plastic. Today many of these drums are made of modern materials, such as aluminum, with a Mylar head. They may be embossed, painted, or covered with vinyl. Others are made of copper, and sometimes plated with brass or chrome. ... The Doumbek comes from the Middle East and North Africa, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Persia. In Egypt they call it tabla. In Israel it is the doumbek, darbeke in Syria, tombak in Persia, darbuga in Morocco. ... Traditionally the doumbek would be accompanied. A Middle Eastern ensemble could include the riq (Arabic tambourine) and dof (frame drum), and some melodic instruments, such as the ney and long flute, the oud (the Middle Eastern lu? |
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