11/13/19-count hand drumming rhythms
	Updated: Jul 24, 2003

This page has notation and difficulty ratings for hand drumming rhythms (mostly Middle Eastern) with certain prime numbers of counts: 11, 13, and 19.

This page is part of Kamuran's Guide for Doumbek Players.

AL'AWIS
[easy-medium, 11 count]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-
T   D   -   T   D   -    T   T   D   D   -     == Jas: count 3-3-5

AWFAR
[medium-tough, 19 count, 17th century Persian?, from Jas]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-
D   -   D   -   -   -    T   -   T   -   D   -    D   T   -   T   -   -   -    

** Jas: count 6-4-2-7

KOPANITSA
[easy-medium, 11 count, Bulgarian, from Kesslari and Jas]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-
D   k   D   k   T   -    k   D   k   T   -    
D   k   t   k   T   -    k   D   k   T   -   == Cormac
D   kkk T   k   T   -    k   D   k k T   -   == variation: me
D   k   k   k   T   -    k k D   k   T   -   == ditto

MURABA
[medium-tough, 13 count, from Jas]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-
D   -   T   t k t   k   D    t k t   k   t   k   t   k     == filled (part 1)
T   t k t   k   T   t k t    k   D   t k t   k   ============ filled (part 2)

D   T tkt k D tkt k t k t k  T tkt k T tkt k D tkt k   == both on one line

also: [medium]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-
D   T   K   D   -   T   -    T   -   T   T   D   -   

MURASSA SHAMI
[medium-tough, 19 count]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+- 
D   -   T   T   D   D   T    D   -   T   K   D   -    T   -   T   -   T   T     

** Jas: count 4-5-4-6

NEDA VODA
[medium, 11 count, from Jas: modern? Macedonian porch song]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-
D   t k t   t k D   t k t    t k D   D   -   

ZARAFAT
[medium-hard, 13 count]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-
D   -   -   T   -   -   D   -    D   D   T   -   -    == Jas
D   k   k   T   k   k   D   k    D   D   M   k   k    == from Mr Quentin Shaw on GDG **
                                                         
** Quentin refers to this as "Sumi Zharaphat" and says it's of Babylonian/Iraqi origin.
   He also makes and sells unique metal hand drums. (The page has excellent pictures of his work.)
   Let him know Kamuran sent you...

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