Middle Eastern Drum Books

[gymmy]

I know this is a long shot question. I was curious if anybody knows of any good Middle Eastern drum books. Any in the Darbuka steel drum style. Better if anybody knows of Darbuka style applied to drum set, much like Latin clava applied to the drum set sort of thing. I've been looking on the net but there's so many to choose from and I don't want to blindly pick and get a stinker, I will if I have to though.

This sort of style applied to set book
http://www.staalplaat.com/mp3s/Musli...q--Track_2.mp3

[XNavyDrummer]

This clip sounds like a "beledi" rhythm gone astray. It sounds like a beledi that was edited into another form where some the the beats are left out.

I played a lot of middle eastern gigs in the 80's and 90's, starting off on the doumbek and then migrating to the kit. It was definitely a challenge to make the kit sound as authentic and true to the style in place of the doumbek.

One night, a guy I was gigging with, complained that my style on the kit was too Moroccan sounding and not Egyptian enough. (Man, where do you go from there?)

[mja61]

Egyptian vs. Moroccan....that sounds like telling the difference between 118 and 119 bpm.

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edit: DAMN! I can't spell today!

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ November 12, 2004 06:23 PM: Message edited by: mja61 ]</font>

[PocketPlayer]

Originally posted by mja61:
Egyptian vs. Moroccan....that sounds like telling the difference between 118 and 119 bpm.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Nice Ersko-Link!

[FuseU1]

Originally posted by mja61:
Egyptian vs. Moroccan....that sounds like telling the difference between 118 and 119 bpm.

edit: DAMN! I can't spell today!

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">LOL.

...Whut?!...

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ November 12, 2004 06:41 PM: Message edited by: fuseU1 ]</font>

[gymmy]

There are parts that are edited out but it's the only mp3 I could find on the net as an example to you guys of that particular hand style I'm looking for. Beledi may be the style, I'm not sure. I thought it was either Iranian of Armenian Thanks I'll keep on searchin.