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To become a professional Darbuka player, one has to learn the basics and then start struggling for it because learning the basics is necessary to know from where to start. So, here are basic 6 steps after which a person can become a professional Darbuka player.

1. The first step is to learn holding Darbuka because if a person doesn’t hold it right then he/she will not be able to play it perfectly. There is a need to sit down with the drum placed across the left leg and the head of the drum touching the right leg, placing Darbuka in that position will make a the person able to put the left arm on it and the individual has to place the hand with finger hanging over the edge of the drum.
2. The next step is to learn the 4 basic tones which

There are various instruments that become more precious as time passes and one of those instruments is Ney but the proper maintaining and protection is necessary to keep it working properly, it also performs great when it becomes old because its voice becomes clear than before.

Oiling for the maintenance and protection:

The product that is great for the protection of the Ney is oil but it should be kept in mind that the oil that is used for the oiling of Ney must have low acid value and thinness because the oils which are thin are absorbed without any difficulty. A person should also follow the advice about the intervals after which oiling of Ney should be done because it plays vital role in its maintenance. When the Ney is newly purchased, there is a requirement of oiling it every week in the first 3 months and then the oiling of Ney should be done two times in a month, after one year of Ney purchase the oiling should be done only one time in a month that protects it.

Belly dancing is a very popular kind of dance. It has become a famous kind of dance exercise all over the world. It is a type of Middle Eastern dance that became popular in the West and scattered universally. It was originally an improvised solo dance involving the torso formulation, and the dance had been improvised in different countries worldwide.
It’s a dance mainly focusing on the torso, and strictly following the beat of the music. The musical instruments used in the dance are an integral part of the whole thing. It gives meaning and color to the dance itself.

One of the instruments used in belly dancing is “darbuka / Doumbek” or ‘goblet drum’ in English. It has a single head, with a goblet shape, and is mostly

Holla, We are more than happy to teach you some great rhythms on the doumbek drum. Every Wednesday at 17:00 will will upload a new doumbek lesson (total 10 lessons) by our young and talent player "Aviel Macabi". On every lesson we will play a rhythms on the darbuka fast and then in a slow motion, so you will be able to follow our moves and practice. These lessons might look difficult at the beginning but after practicing again and again you will be able to improve your darbuka drumming skills and eventually to become one day a professional players.

We want to wish you all  good luck and please send any comment or feedback which might help us a lot in the future.

Thanks, Arab Instruments Team

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The advancements in the traditional music instruments are still in process, like every day we came up with a new updated instrument in the market. Similarly Arab Instruments are so glad to offer the new professional plastic neys which will be ideal for tenderfoot and propelled players.

This professional Ney made of unique plastic by the nay ace "Niri Sadeh". Niri made each nay without anyone else's input and tune it splendidly as per his models.

Arab instruments have made some great neys & Kawalas that are made of unique plastic. They have exceptionally interesting and exact sound and they are accessible in the website. These neys will be ideal for rehearsing and execution and they will be the best answer for each ney player, no matter for learner or for advance players.

The darbuka is thought to be the pioneer of percussion instruments in the Middle East. As a variety of darbuka are accessible, it may not be easy for anyone to pick one out of the numerous to play. However, those who know about the instrument or are interested in playing it would know which one is best for them. Numerous players don't give the right regard for their darbuka drum. They playing with extremely old darbuka that looks awful, some of them play with exceptionally modest darbuka and in this article we will give you 6 motivations behind why each darbuka player ought to have a professional darbuka.

1) Sound

The mother of pearl inlays a little high price due to this most players prefer to purchase darbuka which comes

Numerous professional doumbek players incline toward Egyptian Mother of Pearl Doumbek and ceramic drums with heads made of natural materials like fish skin for their inside and out to produce fabulous sound and tonal extent with full dooms, sharp teks and simple ka tones. Ceramic and mother of pearls drums are more delicate and fragile than their metal counterparts, so some additional consideration is needed with the drums like this.

Doumbek instrument can be of both great sentimental and financial value. That’s why it’s important you do all you can to protect your instrument against loss or damage.

The Doumbek musical instrument (especially the mother of pearl and the ceramic ) can be of both great sentimental and financial value. That’s why it’s important you do all you can to protect your instrument against loss or damage.

The ney is an end-blown woodwind that figures noticeably in Middle Eastern music. In some of these musical customs, it is the main wind instrument utilized. The ney has been played consistently for a long time, making it one of the most established musical instruments still being used.
The ney comprises of a bit of empty stick or reed with five or six finger gaps and one thumb opening. Present day neys may be made rather than metal or plastic tubing. The pitch of the ney differs relying upon the district and the finger game plan.

When we (Arab Instruments) build mother of pearl doumbek, there are some aspects that we need to take into consideration.

We use extra layer of  aluminum for all our doumbeks , this is why our "New Generation Darbuka" weigh  around 11 lib (5 k"g) and our sombaty plus darbuka weigh around 13.64 lib - 14.3lib (6.2kg - 6.5kg).

This extra layer produces higher quality Arabic sound which make Arab Instruments darbukas to be on the top in terms of sound and quality.

هى الآله المعروفه أيضا باسم الدربكة أو الطار، والدربكه هي أله موسيقيه مكونه من رأس واحدة وجسم على شكل كأس. ويتم استخدامها في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا وأوروبا الشرقية أو العربية

الأصوات التي تنتجها الدربكه هى أصوات الضربات المكثفة التي تنتج من خلال ضرب رأس الطبله في المركز. الصوت التالى هو صوت التك وهو صوت عالي النبرة. وهناك العديد من تقنيات ضرب الدربكه التي تنتج العديد من الأصوات المختلفه

الآله العربية الموسيقيه الدربكه السومباتى هى من أهم الآلات الإيقاعية المستخدمة في الشرق الأوسط. فالموسيقى الشرقية أنتجت أولا الإيقاعات الموسيقيه المميزة ثم حظت الدربكه بشعبية كبيره في الموسيقى الغربية. وتعتبرالطبله آله واحده مستقله ورائده وتختلف كثيرا عن الآلات الموسيقية الأخرى في أسرة الآلات الموسيقيه الإيقاعيه. والدربكه لديها تاريخ طويل فى إستخدامها كآله موسيقيه تستخدم للرقص الشرقي في منطقة الشرق الأوسط