Darbuka, also known as doumbek (or tumbak), or derbeki, is a Middle Eastern percussion instrument. The goblet-shaped single headed hand-drum is an ancient drum. It was originally played in Egypt, ...

Darbuka Doumbek is a type of drum that is played by hand and is popular in Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe. Now you can play the Darbuka on your iOS device with out the need to buy the ...

Be it racy pop tunes of Lebanese diva Najwa Karam, swingy folk odes of rustic Bedouins or dreamy Turkish serenades, the Darbuka has been the faithful backbone for all. Ideally one of the world’s most ...

A Lebanese musician has gone viral on social media for playing the darbuka to the popular Punjabi song “Mundian To Bach Ke”. The video, shared as a short reel on Instagram, has caught the attention of ...

Did you know the word ‘guitar’ comes from Arabic? Or that bagpipes are played in the Middle East as well as Scotland? Here are some of the musical instruments you may not have known from the Orient… ...