Darbuka Lesson 1 – position & strokes [B]

Hi, welcome to my darbuka tutorial and… …here is a picture of a blackboard we found on the net. So, first the playing position. The darbuka is a goblet drum….

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Darbuka Lesson 2 (8) – Roll patterns [Int]

Hi. Until now we have been talking about fills and rolls within the instance of one measure. Now it is time to discuss larger building blocks, and something I myself…

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Darbuka Lesson 2 – maqsuum rhythm & variations [B]

Hi, welcome to my tutorial: lesson 2. This time we discuss the rhythm known as maqsuum. And this is how it looks like. Blackboard, please! So, this is how it…

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