Asal Malekzadeh - Queen Of Daf

The daf playing tradition.

      The daf is a large Persian and Arabic frame drum used in popular and classical music. The frame is usually made of hardwood with many metal ringlets attached, and the membrane is usually fish skin but other skin types such as cow, goat, and horse are used. The Daf is mostly used in Greater Iran, Arab world, Indian subcontinent, Kurdistan, and Central Asia, and usually accompanies singers and players of the tanbur, violin, oud, saz and other Middle Eastern instruments. Some dafs are equipped with small cymbals, making them analogous to a large tambourine.

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