People will even confuse them for djembes at times which are African drums. The doumbek originated in the Middle East. It heavily ties to the Ottoman Empire and began to spread around the world, thanks to their movements. The doumbek was seen as a gentle instrument that was played with love. It supported dancing and celebration.
The darbuka is often referred to as a more modern version of the doumbek. It looks extremely similar. However, the origins are a bit different. Still originating in the Middle East, the darbuka was a lot more popular and seen being used by many different countries. That still holds true today as the darbuka is more commonly used than the doumbek. Both drums are goblet-shaped and played while holding them with your leg.
However, there are a few notable differences in their construction. Some are made from wood, but most are made from metals such as aluminum or copper. It would depends of what flavor,you want to add to the music,since each percussion instrument have an specific musical voice,what kind of music do you play?. If your just looking to start on hand drums without wanting to learn specific styles and genres, you may consider a djembe or a conga. Nice thing about a djembe is that it gives a wider range of pitches than a darbuka or doumbek, if properly tuned.
Also, because it sounds like your just starting out, a djembe or conga can help you figure out hand positions, manuvering air between your hand and the head, and get a a good tone quicker.
If your looking for a good, easily tunable, durable djembe, try a remo 16". Can usually get them from a music store for under a couple hundred bucks. Mostly acoustic soft rock type of stuff check the links in my sig if you want to hear some of my music , and I'd like to get a bit more of a groove going in some of my songs something Jack-Johnson-ish. I didn't know about the pitch-range differences. I read some other threads that were steering me toward the remo djembes easier to tune and maintain the hardware than strings, and the remo brand was recommended by several people.
I was trying to decide about the size, though; it looks like they offer everything from 10" to 18" there's a jump in price between the 16" and 18", so 16" is probably as big as I'd go. Some people mentioned that the larger drums can produce a nice low tone when hit properly with the palm.
Unless anyone's got a convincing argument for smaller djembes or something else entirely , I'll probably order a 16" remo from musiciansfriend Smaller djembes usually have higher pitch, can be used for soloing over larger djembe grooves.
Have fun, good luck. Makes sense. Kind of like violin vs. So if I ultimately want to set up a nice groove and put guitar parts over it, the larger djembe will usually be the more natural instrument to use?
And they sound huge most of the time. I'd check out www. I picked up a smaller one that I can transport easily cause its light, and it sounds pretty big. I'd check it out. Paid mine about bones.
I went down to Guitar Center yesterday and checked out a bunch of djembes That 16" Remo sounded sweet! So I ordered one from musiciansfriend yeah, I know Sorry to the nice guy who didn't get the commission, though Those did look nice, but I was worried about my ability to tune them I went with the Remo for the hardware. Thanks for the suggestion, though! Well 16 is about the size of Djembe which I use in my percussion instruction-ensemble,but there is a reason for it the accuracy of the African-Patterns which we play ,some Doumbecks would have more base in relation to the size, than a Djembe if proper technique is used.
Darabukas would give more of a Arabic's flavor. Congas would take the longes to learn,and the tougher in the hands,it is used when wanting to give a Caribbean flavor to Rock-Music. That's like saying an ant would have much more stregnth in relation to the size, than a construction worker.
You could buy one now, and add another later. In the photo I have attached you can see at the very back my huge dundun and in front of it a couple congas.
Moving forward to the left are three djembes and to the front right is a single bugarabu. All are Drumskull Drums. I have played both. There is some confusion over the name of these drums. Some distinguish between the two: a darbouka has external lugs while a doumbek has internal lugs. I prefer playing a doumbek because the slaps seem to come easier.
Playing doumbeks and djembes require quite different techniques. I get great enjoyment from playing both. Another way to go would be to buy a frame drum. These are very light and can be much quieter than a doumbek or djembe. They are also less money. I have three Cooperman frame drums that I love! Drumming is a wonderful way to heal.
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