| Tabla (drum) |
The Tabla is originally from Egypt and India. Sometimes called Darabuka. The Egyptian tabla
is a single headed, hour glass or goblet like shaped drum, used as a percussion instrument in
belly dancing, and has been a popular instrument in Egypt for more than a century. It is
known to be the heartbeat of the music, and connects to the heartbeat of the dancer, and as
its beat keeps time for the other members of the orchestra. It is a goblet-shaped ceramic
drum with fish- or goat-skin head enables the player to produce an amazing variety of sounds,
according to the position on the head and the finger techniques. Once considered a woman's
instrument, because women used to play it for other women to dance. Now it is the most
popular percussion instrument in the Middle East. The two main sounds of the tabla are the
Dum (deep), and tec (light). When the dum and tec and put together in various combinations
with accents and speed variations can produce endless drum solos for the dancers and
listeners.
is a single headed, hour glass or goblet like shaped drum, used as a percussion instrument in
belly dancing, and has been a popular instrument in Egypt for more than a century. It is
known to be the heartbeat of the music, and connects to the heartbeat of the dancer, and as
its beat keeps time for the other members of the orchestra. It is a goblet-shaped ceramic
drum with fish- or goat-skin head enables the player to produce an amazing variety of sounds,
according to the position on the head and the finger techniques. Once considered a woman's
instrument, because women used to play it for other women to dance. Now it is the most
popular percussion instrument in the Middle East. The two main sounds of the tabla are the
Dum (deep), and tec (light). When the dum and tec and put together in various combinations
with accents and speed variations can produce endless drum solos for the dancers and
listeners.
