Middle
Eastern Rhythms, Drum & Instruments
I have been dancing for a long time and really didn't
get the feel of
the music until I learned how to play the Middle Eastern rhythms on the
dombec. Once I understood the various rhythms of the music I became
a much better dancer. I learned how to phrase and understand the
music that I was performing to. If you have a chance to learn to play
the dombec, tambourine, def, etc. do it. This will help your
dancing tremendously. Plus it is a lot of fun. By learning the
rhythms of the music it will also improve your zill playing. Next
time you see a workshop that offers drumming, go ahead sign up and start
exploring the wonderful world of rhythm.
What you will find on this page are links to learning the dombec and other
Middle Eastern instruments, the rhythms of Middle Eastern
music, articles
about drumming, vendors who sell Middle Eastern
instruments, instructional videos, drum
& Middle Eastern musical instrument websites and drum
webrings. Happy drumming.
Learning
the dombec
Fingers of Fury - online drumming school will give you everything you need to learn the Darbuka/Doumbek and Frame drum.'
Here you will find over 100 tutorial videos for Darbuka! Often called Derbouka, Darbouka, Doumbek or the Belly Dance drum. Play along with backing tracks, meet people in the forum, study from the e-book, catch the new webcam update videos and learn from one of the most passionate drummers you will ever meet! Take a look at what members can access!
Middle
Eastern Rhythms FAQ (rhythms for middle eastern dance for dumbek,
dumbec, doumbec, doumbek, Arabic tabla, darabuka, tombak, zarb ...) -
awesome web site, contains a lot of information and MIDI sound files.
A Quick and
Dirty Guide to Doumbek Rhythms - website by Mas'ud al-Sha'ir.
Great page.
Rhythm Web: the doumbek page
- very informative page the doumbek.
Riq
Lessons from Randy Gloss! - from Rhythm Web
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Rhythms of
Middle Eastern Music
Music
- learn about various Middle Eastern instruments. The history,
rhythms and care of the Tabla, zills, riqs, defs, oud and more. -
from Middle Eastern Dance page
Rhythm
Guide - covers 10 rhythms and has sound files so you can hear how
the rhythm should sound
Riq
Patterns & Riffs - page has written notation and glossary
of terms
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Articles
About Drumming, Music and Rhythm
Basic
Rhythms for Cabaret Belly Dance Routine - by Mary Ellen Donald
Caring
for your Tabla - short list of helpful hints about your drum
A
Drummer's Advice to Beginning Dancer's - by Kirk Templeton
Drumming
for Dancers and Dancing for Drummer's - by Frank Lazzaro
Middle Eastern Drum
History - from Ja's website
The Percussion
Virtuosity of Souhail Kaspar - by Karl Sprowl
A
Review of Music and Rhythm: (from a belly dancer's point of view) -
by Roxann (Ann Sabin) This paper is organized into two sections.
The first section is a very basic introduction to music and notation,
and has a general application. The second section applies the first
section's vocabulary and knowledge to middle eastern rhythms heard in
belly dancing music.
Rhythms
and Reason Series - by Mary Ellen Donald
Understanding
Middle Eastern Rhythms - by Frank Lazzaro
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Vendors of Middle Eastern Instruments
Burnt
Earth - contains audio files so you can hear how the drums sound
Darbuka
Planet - Welcome to Darbuka Planet, where you will find a wide range of traditional Middle Eastern Instruments that have been chosen for both their quality of sound and beauty of appearance.
Full
Circle Drums - is a renowned maker of ceramic doumbeks. Their hand-made drums are created in Santa Barbara, California, and are
distributed worldwide.
Lark
in the Morning - large selection of doumbeks
Mid-East Manufacturing - the ethnic
musical instrument company
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Instructional
Videos & CD's
Uncle
Mafufo - Armando,
(Uncle Mafufo), is a master of shading and textures on the dumbek. He is
a melodic drummer and enjoys playing the powerful tabl beledi and an
assortment of Middle Eastern frame drums. He is also a renowned teacher
on these instruments.
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Middle Eastern Drum &
Musical Instruments Websites
Iqaat
Frank
Lazzaro
Mary Ellen Donald
Nikos
Dimitriadis
Vince Delgado
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Drum Webrings
(note: these drum webrings include all types of drum information)
Drum
Makers - webring for makers of drums
Drumming
- The Drumming webring features sites by drummers,
sites that are prominent in percussion music, and sites that offer drums
and drumkits for sale and related instruction and accessories.
Drumming
Circles - This web is dedicated to anyone who has a web page about
drumming circles. Sites must be about public drumming circles and not just
about drums and drumming.
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