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| Percussion instrument | |
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| Other names | chalice drum, tarabuka (tarambuka), tarabaki, darbuka, derbake, debuka, doumbek, dumbec, dumbeg, dumbelek, dumbul, toumperleki (tumberleki), tumbak, zerbaghali |
| Classification | hand percussion, Membranophone |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 211.26 |
| Developed | Egypt |
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The goblet drum (also chalice drum, tarabuka, tarabaki, darbuka, darabuka, derbake, debuka, doumbek, dumbec, dumbeg, dumbelek, toumperleki, tumbak, or zerbaghali;[1] Egyptian Arabic: دربوكة / Romanized: darbuka) is a single-head membranophone with a goblet-shaped body.[2] It is most commonly used in the traditional music of Egypt, where it is considered the national symbol of Egyptian Shaabi Music.[3] The instrument is also featured in traditional music from West Asia, North Africa, South Asia, and Eastern Europe.[4] The West African djembe is also a goblet membranophone.[5] This article focuses on the Middle Eastern and North African goblet drum.
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- ^ Karaol, Esra; Doğrusöz, Nilgün (2014-04-15). "Mısırlı Ahmet: The Clay Darbuka Technique and Its Performance Analysis". Rast Müzikoloji Dergisi. 2 (1): 50–67. doi:10.12975/rastmd.2014.02.01.00020.
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