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, ...

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 ...

Given the ongoing popularity of bellydancing in Japan, the signature sound of the Egyptian darbuka drum, has become far more familiar. While it may not have the ubiquitous hippie drum-circle presence ...

LAHORE: It was a fascinating, vibrant and cheery evening in the lush green lawns of the Alhamra Art Centre where the drum circle performance took place on Friday. A drum circle is a gathering of ...

For the best part of a decade, the life of the multi-talented Sabrine Al Hossamy and the darbuka have been intertwined When Egyptian-born Sabrine met Opera for the first time she knew it was a match ...

Palestinian artisan Ayoub al-Zaatari paints a Darbuka, a kind of goblet drum, as he works inside his workshop in the West Bank city of Hebron, April 18, 2019. Ayoub al-Zaatari, 55, produces various ...

So this Persian woman is madly in love with a prince and to get him to fall in love with her, she… …bakes him a really special cake, of course. That’s the story ...