DARBOUKAH BASICS by emay
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Also known as a Dombek, Darbakkah or Egyptian Tabla, this is a bellydancer’s soulmate. It is important to learn these fundamental bellydance rhythms if you perform with a live drummer, or even if you use canned music, so that you can keep a beat and an awareness of the mood.
D=Dom t= tek k= ka P= Pop
the period symbol indicates a pause
*most fills fit in the tek, ka and pause, but this will vary with drummers
BALADI (10) - a staple bellydance rhythm
D D . T D . T .
SAIIDI (8) - “the country”, an egyptian rhythm, great with a baladi
D . . t . t D . D . . . . t . . . . (with baladi: t D t D D . t . )
KARISLAMA - with a hook
D . t . D . t t t
SUMAI (10) - can be played super slow or very very fast
D . . P . D D P . .
KARACI
AYUB (4)
D . . t D . t .
FALLAHI - a variation of the ayub
D t . t D . t .
MAQSOUM - great with fills, or as a walking maqsoum
D t t t D t t t
TURKISH 7
D t D t D t t
MALFOUF - a sufi 4 beat
D . t D
MORE ADVANCED RHYTHMS:
BIR ATES - a beautiful extended sufi rhythm
D . t . D . t t D . t . D t D . D . t t D . t D t t . D . t t D . t t P . . t
BASIC 5 - very moroccan
D . t D t
IRAQI 5 - can be filled with teks
D . t k D t t k . .
See also:
Nick Ragheb’s Tribe.net blog, drum technique from Turkey!
Carmine Guida’s Dombek basics, www.carmine.com