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 Kamuran’s drumming and rhythm links |
| Updated: Oct 9, 2005 |
This page has reviews of selected sites that focus on hand drumming and/or hand drumming rhythms.
This page is part of Kamuran's Guide for Doumbek Players.
Note: a link to an external site opens a NEW browser window.
Last sitewide link test: September 2, 2007.
The main sources for the rhythms on this Web site
- Jas' Middle Eastern Dance / Dumbek Rhythms
- Al'Awis, Aqsaq, Aqsaq Samai, Awfar, Ayyub, Basiit, Beledi, Bolero, Btayhi, Ciftetelli,
Cocek, Curcuna, Darj, Dawr Hindi, Falahi, Ghawazee, Greek 7, Kalamantiano, Karatchi, Karsilama,
Khlas, Kopanitsa, Laaz/Laz, Malfuf, Maqsum, Masmoudi, Moroccan 6, Mudawwar, Muhajjar,
Mukhammas, Muraba, Nawwari, Neda Voda, Qaayim wa'nisf, Quddaam, Rhumba, Saidi, Saiidi, Samah,
Samai Darij, Samai Thaqil, Saudi, Sawt (both), Serto, Sha'bia, Sheeshtosh, Shoush, Sombati,
Tsamiko, Turkish 5, Wahidah, Wahidah Sayirah, Yamani, Yugrig, Zaffa, Zar, Zarafat, Zenkov, Zeybek/Zeibekiko.
Jas's site has mucho information on the origins and uses of many rhythms, rhythm notation in both text and graphical (notes on a staff) format, many MIDI files, and two rhythm generators - one Web-based, the other a Palm Pilot application. - Nott's Doumbek Rhythms
- African Dance, Ayyub, Bayou, Beledi, Bolero, Chaka, Chifteteli, Daveed 15, Dawr Hindi, Falahi, Farsee 5, Fifteen, Gawazi, Karatchi, Kashlimah, Laaz, Malfuf, Maqsum, Masmudi, Muhajjar, Muraba, Nawari, Saidi, Samai, Samai Darij, Saudi, Serto, Slow Five, Sufi (Moroccan and Pakistani), Sword Dance, Tayir, Turkish 5, Wahidah 4, Wahida Sayrah, Whirling Dervish, Zabec, Zaffah. Good notation and instructions. (Last updated: July 1998?)
- A Quick and Dirty Guide to Doumbek Rhythms by Mas'ud al-Sha'ir
- Ayoub, Beladi, Chaka, Chifftatelli, Falahi, Guwazi, Kashlimah, Masmoodi, Soufi, Zar. Good instruction, notation, and variations. Sound files for Ayoub and Beladi. (Last updated: January 1999?)
- Taodrumming: A Player's Guide to Rudimental Hand Drumming
by Daveed Korup -
Aksuk, Ayub, Baladi, Bolero, Chifititelli, Curcuna, Daveed 15, Gawazi, Kashlimah, Malfoof, Maqsum, Masmoodi, Moroccan, Samai, Serto, Turkish Five. He also had a Web site at www.drumfest.com
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Fun with the Doumbek - Instructions & 50 Rhythm Variations
by Steve Kundrat of Mid-East Mfg., Inc. -
Arabic, Beledi, Kahslimah, Masmoudi, Taxim. Mr. Kundrat has kindly allowed me to "use anything" from his book.
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Curcuna, Devra Hindi, Karshlama/Karsilamas, Kopanitsa, Laz, Zenkov. (a.k.a. Kesslari's Doumbek Madness)
Some of the owners of these sites are also members of an e-mail group for SCA drummers.
Other sites
- Peyman and His Tonbak
- A tonbak is a Persian goblet drum related to the Arabic doumbek. Notable pages: drums in
Persian paintings (with pictures), historical social status of tonbak players, analysis of old
rhythms. Owner: Peyman Nasehpour.
Peyman also runs these e-mail groups on Yahoo! for percussionists:
CylindricalDrums | Goblet_Drumming
IndianTabla | kettledrums
- African Drum Rhythms
- Educational books, CDs, and software for sale on African drumming rhythms using the jembe, bass drum, and iron bells. Pages in Swedish (Svenska) too. Owner: Lennart Halström.
- Edric Aziz
- Teacher in Mesa, AZ. I like his picture page of percussion instruments.
- RhythmWeb- "world of rhythm"
- Big site, much information. There are sections devoted to particular instruments (including
bongo, bougarabou, cajon, conga, jembe, doumbek, frame drum, gourd, mallets, taiko) and more
sections on a particular region or culture. Many pictures and links. Owner: Eric Stuer.
CD project pages:
Frame drummers Goblet drummmers
- Snare Drum Rudiments (Vic Firth)
- Features "all 40 of The Percussive Arts Society's Essential Snare Drum Rudiments", play-along video files, many play-along MIDI files, exercises with "real world" musical phrases, advice articles elsewhere on the site. Both "Sylvanus" (Billy Woods) and Uncle (Armando) Mafufo recommend using rudiments for hand drumming practice.
More links
Yasmina's Joy of Belly Dancing — Wow! An extensive resource. Mucho information on belly dancing and anything related to it. I'm literally floored at the variety of information on this site.
Jim Donovan Music — Drummer for Rusted Root, magazine columnist, and teacher. Mr Donovan offers workshops and articles, and sells instruments and recordings on his site.
Collectivo Darbuca — A Spanish site on drums (jembe, darbuca), puppetry, poetry, and more.
Nataraj's Stage — A personal homepage and "exercise in self-expression". Many diverse interests. Pictures, fiction, essays, poetry.
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