How to Play Doumbek African Drums

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The doumbek African drum, a percussion instrument with origins in Africa and the Middle East, is explained in this free doumbek tutorial video series, covering doumbek strikes and rhythms with our doumbek drum expert.

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  Basic Doumbek African Drum Rhythms: The Ayub

  Play the ayub rhythm on the doumbek African drum; learn how with tips from our doumbek drum expert and player in this free doumbek video tutorial.

  

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  Basic Doumbek African Drum Rhythms: The Beledi

  Play the beledi rhythm on the doumbek African drum; learn how with tips from our doumbek drum expert and player in this free doumbek video tutorial.

  

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  Basic Doumbek African Drum Rhythms: The Malfuf

  Play the malfuf rhythm on the doumbek African drum; learn how with tips from our doumbek drum expert and player in this free doumbek video tutorial.

  

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  Basic Doumbek African Drum Strikes: The Caa

  Use the caa strike, a basic doumbek strike on the African drum; learn how with tips from our doumbek drum expert and player in this free doumbek video tutorial.

  

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  Basic Doumbek African Drum Strikes: The Doum

  Use the doum, a basic doumbek strike on the African drum; learn how with tips from our doumbek drum expert and player in this free doumbek video tutorial.

  

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  Basic Doumbek African Drum Strikes: The Slap

  Use the slap, a basic doumbel strike on the African drum; learn how with tips from our doumbek drum expert and player in this free doumbek video tutorial.

  

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  Basic Doumbek African Drum Strikes: The Tek

  Use the tek, a basic doumbek strike on the African drum; learn how with tips from our doumbek drum expert and player in this free doumbek video tutorial.

  

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  Doumbek African Drum Demonstration

  Our doumbek drum expert and player incorporates doumbek rhythms--ayub, beledi and malfuf--and strikes--doum, tek, caa and slap--in a demonstration in this free doumbek video tutorial.

  

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  Doumbek Strike Exercises

  Play the doum, tek, caa and slap strikes on the doumbek at different speeds; learn how with tips from our doumbek drum expert and player in this free doumbek video tutorial.

  

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  How to Hold a Doumbek African Drum

  Hold a doumbek African drum properly, on your lap with the skin laying laterally; learn how with tips from our doumbek drum expert and player in this free doumbek video tutorial.

  

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  How to Play Doumbek Strikes

  Play the tek, caa, doum and slap together on the doumbek African drum; learn how with tips from our doumbek drum expert and player in this free doumbek video tutorial..

  

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  Origins of the Doumbek African Drum

  The origins of the Doumbek African drum are found in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Greece, Turkey and North Africa, as our doumbek drum expert and player explains in this free doumbek video tutorial.

  

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  Putting Doumbek Strikes Together

  Put doumbek strikes, together at different speeds on a Doumbek African drum; learn how with tips from our doumbek drum expert and player in this free doumbek video tutorial.

  

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Summary: The Doumbek African Drum, also known as the goblet drum or chalice drum, is a percussion instrument originating from West Africa and the Middle East and is typically used for Arabic and Islamic music. Similar, but smaller than a Djembe, the Doumbek African drum is a great addition to Middle Eastern music, as well as a new way to spice up other Western music. With all the different types of strikes and hits, learning how to play may take some help.

In this free doumbek tutorial video series, watch as percussion master Alex Spurkel teaches how to play the Doumbek African Drum. Learn different hits and forms for this African percussion instrument in these quick and easy step-by-step music lesson and get useful drumming tips to improve rhythm and form. Strikes like the doum, tek, caa and slap, and rhythms like the ayub, beledi and malfuf, are covered here. Let the experts at ExpertVillage help improve your musical horizon with useful hints for the African Doumbek drum.

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