Darbuka | Dumbek | Doumbek | Zarb | Arabic and Persian Percussion - 0 views
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avivajazz jazzaviva on 03 May 09The name of this percussion instrument - the derbukka - comes from the arab root verb "derb" which means "to beat". Hence the persian name of the instrument "zarb" as the z is pronounced somewhere between the z and the d. The player of a darabukka is called derebki.