Hand and Ethnic Percussion Music, Methods and DVD/Video

The Quick Guide to Playing Doumbek offers a preliminary approach to learning to play doumbek, the most popular drum in the Middle East. The lessons are taught progressively, in that the viewer will learn proper tone and rhythmic combinations that are directly integrated into playing traditional Middle Eastern music.

This DVD brings you a concise and comprehensive look at the techniques that a student will need to master, when learning to play the West African djembe drum. Topics covered include essential drum tones, a diverse assortment of African rhythms, improvisation, soloing, cultural context and much more.