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Great Little Doumbek for Backpacking!
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Ceramic Doumbeks have been made since the time of pottery.
Ceramic Doumbeks are made very similarly to a ceramic vase. The clay is thrown on a potters wheel and then fired and glazed. The Cylinder is hollow. A head is attached and the Doumbek is born. The size and shape of any drum will effect the sound of the instrument. The larger and wider the drum is, the deeper the sound it will produce. |
Learn to Play the Doumbek!
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Doumbek Instruction CD
By Billy Woods & David Korup. Hand drumming fundamentals and step by step, play along directions to Mideastern rhythms.
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Ancient drums have been discovered in almost every part of the world. The oldest recorded drum is from 6000 BC. Mesopotamian ruins contain small cylindrical drums that are as old as 3000 BC. Egyptian tombs have yielded small drums used for ceremonies. Several caves in Peru contain wall markings depicting drums in various aspects of societal life. It is strongly suspected that Indian drums from the Middle East are as old as 5000 BC. The American Indians used a series of wood and gourd drums for their celebrations and music, and some of these drums are still sued in ceremonies today.
Drum circles have been seen as a "fad" that has become popular in the last ten years or so, yet in reality this phenomenon is much more than an ephemeral expression of popular culture. Community drumming touches on many issues, including multiculturalism, racism and cultural appropriation, the mind/body relationship and healing, group dynamics and communication, personal growth and spiritual development, and more. |