Darbuka Lesson 1 - position & strokes [B]

[fulmaress]

Thanks + shukran + dzięki! :)

[TallMikeBismuth]

Thank you so much! Your teaching style is very clear and natural. I commend you for conveying so much useful information in such a short video while still keeping it fun.

[VVS3]

Darbuka and Durbaki are the same instruments? thanks!

[CelticRanger2]

This Teacher deserves the A+

[makalehelie]

i can't make the ka sound ;'(

[djblade7]

i still wanna kill him :P im so useless i can get the left hand to work ..i cant find the position..im so jealous from everyone who plays pfff

[vagana96]

Thanks a lot from Greece :)

[Dr7Chubo]

thanks you very much man :)) i just bought tamtam and was Wondering how to learn playing on it :))) Thanks alot

[AliceJonez33]

What a wonderful video!! you are a great teacher!!! Thank you!

[TacticalFartINCOMING]

omg i have the same one!!! and i thought mine was crap!

[andreyb0]

These are the best doumbek lessons I ever seen on video! You are my hero, KarWil !

[amarpuska]

that the material is darbuka?? :)

[Normthedrummer]

Nice work - clear explanations too. I have a couple of easy djembe lessons for anyone interested in hand drumming generally, Thanks, Norm the Drummer.

[thehire01]

Great tutoral! You make it look so easy.

[ahmedsalman]

hi what type of darbuka is this i'm looking to buy one but theres diffrent types

[ChrisBreeeeeeezy]

keep going bro

[pzvbn]

oh wow you are amazing ,thanks

[tanoguitar29]

muy bueno hasta yo que no tengo ni puta idea de ingles se entiende claramente lo que quiere decir y los movimientos de la mano!!!

[Stam798]

6 guys dont have darbuka

[SoundsFromNowhere]

Merytorycznie i bardzo fajnie przeprowadzona lekcja ! Świetnie !

[amapia1]

thankkkkk you :D

[feelthechaange]

que bueno, pero lastima que no le entiendo una mierda jaja

[PolerasTishert]

GREAT JOB! Very nice way to teach, clearly and with sympathy. Following.

[mlmcin05]

that blackboard's dynamite!!!

[lea7rsi]

Better than Expert village.



[MrMANGATAOT]

Really useful - very clear and well presented! Thanks!

[drbiaso]

Very good and clean tutorial...big laugh at the end when appear the partiture on the wall!!!

[EduardHeinrichAlfons]

Thanx so much for this lesson.

Your life is blessed!

[docwilkey]

thank you for the demo.

[kandinskaya]

GRazie!!! voglio assolutamente imparare a suonare il Darabuka!

[opus888]

One of the clearest videos.

[brooksdaven]

Amazing teacher and player, I can't belive it!!!

[mar5napa]

Are you really funny!!

[JULISSAVEGA5]

TRADUCIR AL ESPAÑOL..... ESTOS TUTORIALES ....PLEASEEEE!!!

[yushun888]

Great! thanks

[hedz98]

Hi, thanks for all your videos!

I recently bought a Darbuka and started learning how to play. Ta and ka sounds really bad on my drum, they are not clear sounds, and they are not very loud too. I try to hit the skin in every possible way, but the sounds which come it's not a ta or ka, but it's a soft sound nt sharp. Is it possible that the skin is not pulled enough? between the head and the body of the darbuka there is some little space, it means that I have to close all the screw to the maximum?

[EduardHeinrichAlfons]

@hedz98 Hi, i expect to get a darbuka in some days.

Why dont u try to loosen the skin, or to fix it mor, just try.

I mean there is even a viedeo which shows how to change the skin and tune it.

I once had a darbuka from clay not big and a very good loud sound.

c u ed

[richaanant]

Hi ! Can you please tell me where I can buy a darbuka in Dubai. I have never played it before, but want to learn- and am looking to buy a basic one that I can practice on. The Lesson 1 was very informative. Thanks !

[SuleymanovOfficial]

You are a great teacher, very funny too :) Thank's Lesson #1 Done

[Scolecite]

The Doum, Tek and Ka are are monumentally incorrect according to traditional arabic playing. But thanks for the videos at least you are doing something good for the community.

@girlSAVANT its a doubmek in America and called a Darbuka in Turkey.

[EgittoMyLove]

@Scolecite and in Egypt Tabla

[WhiteDealershipRice]

Exellent teaching methods! Thanks for the lessons.

[CARLOSEZETA1]

YOU ARE AMAZING TEACHER KARWILS. YOU EXPLAIN STEPS SIMPLE AND TO THEPOINT. GRACIAS!

[girlSAVANT]

This drum is a DOUMBEK, not a darbuka!!!

[tatuagemTV]

thank you very much, i will practice. My left hand makes much weaker sound. I believe it is a matter of practice, but is there any special way I could practice it to make it sound better? any ideas?

[odaliscanayra]

Muy buena Explicacion

[Dominasty]

That was pretty cool. I could watch you make tutorials all day. You make things seem interesting.

[kelebra76]

thanks man!!!!! is a good job!!!!!!

[MumboJumboTheatre]

Thank you for the lesson and your teaching presentation was informative and up beat. I know now what I didn't 5 minutes ago.

[JMSidorSidorov]

GREAT! GREAT! Two guys in front of me responded with caution about the technology. I can not judge about the technology. But the manner of presentation - I fell in love with you right away! Immediately! :), method of teaching with the board, is that her show - Excellent! GREAT! Bravo! Bravo! For many others it is much less clear. Thank you very much! Please Teach rolling his left hand. :)

[JMSidorSidorov]

GREAT! GREAT! Two guys in front of me responded with caution about the technology. I can not judge about the technology. But the manner of presentation - I fell in love with you right away! Immediately! :), method of teaching with the board, is that her show - Excellent! GREAT! Bravo! Bravo! For many others it is much less clear. Thank you very much! Please Teach rolling his left hand. :)

[atomicfromanmanman]

@ashenhooves I play a two-fingered doum (hitting with my finger pads, not tips) since I first began playing on a small headed darbuka. When playing the full four fingered doum, my drum sounded dead, but with the smaller, more controllable two-fingered doum, it came alive.

[ashenhooves]

@atomicfromanmanman Thats great... but don't teach it to people who aren't playing tiny darbukas or possibly you're trying to get too much volume out of a small drum., but go ahead and take a poll at the next performance you have or see of how many really good doumbek players hit there drums with two fingers. Let me know how that goes.

[takedown93110]

You re awesome man

Keep On !

[Sarsoura48]

Thanks for this lesson and the others ; it helps me so much to learn Darbouka

[deadrexx]

thank you very much

[jomas45]

@ashenhooves I was taught this way for smaller drums, with the way you describe it for larger drums - mostly to get the same amount of verberation going through the drumskin.

[ashenhooves]

@jomas45 yes but he's NOT playing a "smaller drum" he's playing a standard size doumbek by smaller I would assume you mean the turkish 4 or 6 inch variety....

[jomas45]

@ashenhooves No, by smaller I mean drums that were standard doumbek or smaller. Larger drums were probably more properly titled djembes. Also, this instrument was developed in tribes, so each tribe would have had its own way of playing.

[ashenhooves]

but the larger drums for Mid east percussion are doholas or Daf/Tar and standard size doumbeks and Doholas use the same Doum technique.

[jomas45]

@ashenhooves I still think that Karwils' technique is valid for the size drum he is playing. Regional variation happens in most disciplines, even ones like ballet, which everyone thinks are set in stone. 

[ashenhooves]

@jomas45 Well ANY stroke is valid if the desired effect is attained, and sure every person has a slight variation in techniques due to hand/finger size etc BUT and I've studied with Syrian/Turkish/Egyptian/Americ­an etc

and all of the ones I've studied with agree about Doumbek technique, i didn't have to re learn a Doum stroke from Souhail to Issam to Tobias etc etc.

[ashenhooves]

@jomas45 also lets not forget TONE is of the most importance mind you he's playing a Meinl (imo which sound like Crap) so I'll go with the only way to get a decent Doum tone outta one of those is to use some type of modified stroke (like a foam Mallet) or cupped Doum

[meeresboden]

3:16 to 3:20 best par eveeeer hAHAHHH

[NikkiLoveEspana]

@meeresboden

yeees :D

[Gretsche87]

For the "Ka", do you leave your fingers against the membrane after you strike the drum? I can play the doum and tek fairly well but the Ka is difficult. I'm not getting much sound.

[lenmaster23]

Best video posted!! Thanks allot very nice!!

[FromThanatosToSol]

I just got my darbuka from meinl yesterday. Thanks for this tutorial! It makes it even for someone who usually isn't that adept with his hands easy to learn it. I appreciate that!

[alanadbaer]

fantastic tutorial. i've had a darbuka for years and nobody to teach me how to play it! thanks!

[Gretsche87]

So glad I came across your videos. Ive been playing drumset for about 6 years now and I've always been fascinated by middle eastern music. Sometimes I simulate the sounds of the darbuka on my drumset (bass drum+snare). However, I'm wanting to give my wrists/arms a break and pick up another instrument/drum. Where can I find a Darbuka and about how much are they? I'll more than likely be buying used. Any tips on picking out a good one/what to look for?

Thanks in advance!!

[1viva]

@RexSoli Thank you for taking the time to reply! :-)

[1viva]

Hi Rex,

...Funny thing, I just bought the exact same Darbuka a week ago!!

1) Because of it's great "Bassie" or "doum" sound.

2) Because the leatherette covering makes it more comfortable to hold rather than the cold metal to the body.

3) I know the Darbuka is meant to be held and played sideways, but is it also possible to hold it like an ordinary djembe drum?...(but I guess one could not play as fast, right?)

I'll be looking again and again at your lessons.

Thanks again.

[1viva]

Best tutorials I have ever seen!. Very clear and well demonstrated. THANK YOU!!!