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Darbuka Drumming Basics and 20 Most Useful Rhythms

Name: Darbuka Drumming Basics and 20 Most Useful Rhythms
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The top rhythms for darbuka (aka dumbek, doumbek, tabla, darbeke)

Created byRaquy Danziger

Last updated 9/2024

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What you'll learn

You will learn the basic hits of the darbuka
You will learn most popular and useful rhythms most used in Middle Eastern standard repertoire so you will be able to play along with Middle Eastern music.
You will be able to play for a belly dancer
You will get examples of songs that use the rhythms you learned to play along to

Course content

9 sections • 47 lectures • 1h 26m total length

Introduction0:29
Instructions and PDF of notes0:52
Basic Hits3:49
In this section we will go over the basic hits that you will need to play the rhythms taught in this course:
-Dum
-Tek
- Slap
- 1
These are all the hits you need to play most of the top Middle Eastern Rhythms.
Dum- low sound w dominant hand
Tek- high sound w dominant hand
Slap w dominant hand
1 on the non- dominant hand
Exercise for Basic Hits Practice3:09
Practice the four basic hits through a sequence, building from one one one, then applying tech and slack patterns, and finally joining a longer second exercise.

Baladi1:49
Baladi with Slaps0:54
Master baladi with slaps by adding a slap to the rhythm, choosing a single slap, and adjusting the tempo for expressive darbuka performance.
Song in Baladi1:37
Explore a Balaji rhythm through a live song composition by a Doom Doom Quintet, introducing band dynamics and rhythm textures essential to darbuka drumming.
Saiidi2:03
Learn the Saiidi rhythm from Upper Egypt, a pattern similar to baladi but with accents placed differently, creating a tricky, cool groove suited for faster tempos.
Song in Saiidi1:37
Blend science and tech through the song in Saiidi, with a practical tech tip and checkpoints for mastering darbuka rhythm basics and the 20 most useful rhythms.
Maksum1:16
Master the maksum rhythm on the darbuka by following a sequence of tek and dhoom accents up to the maximum tempo, including tek one, dhoom tek, and tek tomb.
Maksum w Slaps1:09
Explore a maxim expressed with slaps that replaces tech with a slap, presenting the same pattern as the texts are slapped, and accelerating tempo through doom and slap sequences.
Song in Maksum2:32
Practice a Maksoum song on the darbuka using slap, doom, and tech accents, with step patterns and rhythm variations to build the Maksoum groove.
Masmudi2:41
Masmudi Song1:35
Felahi0:49
Explore the felahi rhythm at up tempo, sometimes in double time, and discover options to play it with the right hand or cheat the speed if it's too fast.
Felahi Song1:35
Switching between the Baladi family rhtythms4:22

Malfuf3:47
Learn the Malfuf rhythm, a universal Makhlouf pattern that divides the beat as 3-3-2 across eight counts. Practice easy and more advanced play, including a slap and fills.
Malfuf Song1:22
Chiftetelli1:38
The chiftetelli is one of the sexiest rhythms. Belly dancers use this one to come out with candles or a sword.
Chiftetelli Song2:07
Wahta1:20
Wahad in Arabic means One. This rhythm has just one Dum, therefore the name. It is used in Arabic music often in verses. Because there is only one Dum there is more space in which to hear lyrics, etc.
Wahta song1:34
Bambi1:53
Bambi Song1:28
Learn darbuka basics by playing a song by Abdulwahab in the rhythm water, with doom, doom, doom, one one tech, one tech one, one tech, and Decco on doom.
Ayub2:13
Ayub Song1:32
Explore Ayub song within darbuka drumming basics, presented as a demonstration of random testing and tech-focused practice in rhythmic exploration.
Umpa or "Fox"0:51
This rhythm I call "Umpa" or sometimes called"Fox" is a very simple 2 beat rhythm used to accompany a type of song called "longa"

Tadera Moroccan Rhythm2:49
THIS IS NOT ONE OF THE MAIN RHYTHMS - ITS AN OBSCURE BONUS RHYTHM
Aissawa music is from Mekness region in Morocco. It’s used in Lila night trance ceremony for healing through mystical powers.
This example has 4 parts to be played at the same time, creating interesting syncopation and polyrhythm.
The first video breaks down each pattern. The second shows them all together.
Practice by playing each one with the group video.
Moroccan 6/81:33
The Moroccan 6 rhythm is one phrase that has both 2+2+2 and 3+3!
Moroccan Song1:31
Persian 6/81:30
This rhythm is popular in:
Iran
Uzbekistan
Azerbaijan
Georgia

Kalamatianos 7/41:57
This is a Greek rhythm from the Kalamata area, the same place where kalamata olives come from!
Kalamatianos Song2:09
Learn to play a Kalamatianos song using the Greek rhythm as part of darbuka drumming basics and 20 useful rhythms.
Laaz 7/82:14
This uptempo 7/8 rhythm comes from the Black Sea!
Laaz Song1:20
Learn to play the Laaz song on the darbuka by following a line seven rhythm and exploring simple patterns like one type one do one one, and doing tech.

Turkish 9/82:05
This is a very common rhythm in Turkey, sometimes called karsilama. There are many songs in this rhythm and many variations.
Turkish 9 Song2:03
Learn the Turkish nine rhythm and play a song on the darbuka using a single tactic.
Zembehiko 9/41:49
Zembehiko is a slow 9/4 rhythm that is common in Greece. There is a specific one-person dance that goes with it.
Zembehiko Song2:28
Explore Zembehiko song in a long-cycle darbuka rhythm, learn to start and reset the pattern, and follow a sequence of tech beats to stay on track and slow down.

Samai 10/82:16
About the classical form of Saz Samai
The samai is form of classical melodic piece from all over the Middle East that follows a certain form. Saz means "instrument" and samai is the name of the rhythm so these are instrumental melodic pieces based on this rhythm.
Samai Song1:35
Explore samai song in darbuka basics, tracing plainsong within the Somali rhythm and do tech, tac tech, one tech patterns that drive doom and doom tech across the beat.
Gorguna 10/82:21
I call this a mirror rhythm because of the division 3 + 2 + 2 + 3. It is popular especially in Turkish and Armenian music.
Gorguna Song1:31
Learn the Gorguna song in the Georgian rhythm using darbuka drumming basics and practical rhythmic patterns.

Requirements

Beginner friendly. No playing experience needed, only a darbuka.

Description

This is an introduction to the Middle Eastern drum called the Darbuka (otherwise known as dumbek, doumbek, tabla or dumberleki), the goblet drum that is played in Turkey, Egypt, and throughout the Middle East. It's a joyful, fun instrument used in dance music, party music, festivities and celebrations.

This course is the perfect way to begin your darbuka journey. It's a practical course in which you will learn some basic techniques, and then you will learn how to play the most popular darbuka rhythms with those hits. After you learn the rhythm you will get a chance to accompany a melodic song in that rhythm played by Raquy on the mystical spike fiddle, the King Kemenche Tarhu.

After completing this course you can jump right in and start playing with the actually music, whether its with recorded music in the comfort of your own home, or playing out with live Middle Eastern musicians and Belly Dancers. You will also be able to accompany a belly dancer in a belly dance show.

Raquy Danziger is a popular darbuka player who perform and teaches all over the world. In this course she uses her years of experience playing darbuka in Middle Eastern bands to choose the 20 rhythms that are the most useful to any darbuka player, no matter what style of music they are playing.

In 4 - From Arabian music
-Masmoudi
-Baladi
-Saiidi
-Maksum
-Felahi
-Malfuf
-Chiftetelli
-Wahta
-Bambi
-Ayub
-Umpa

In 6-
-Moroccan 6 - Morocco
-Persian 6 - Iran

In 7-
-Laaz - Black Sea
-Kalamatianos - Greece

In 9
-Turkish 9 - Tukrey
-Zeybehiko - Greece

In 10
-Samai - Turkey and Egypt
-Jorjuna -Aremenia and Turkey

In 12
-Debke (Lebanaon)

Who this course is for:

This course is for anyone getting started on darbuka drumming
For anyone wanting to accompany a bellydancer

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