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  • noun A goblet drum.

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Examples

  • He is currently studying the alto sax, the Chinese flute and the darbouka.

    THE PROSODY HANDBOOK: A GUIDE TO POETIC FORM by ROBERT BEUM & KARL SHAPIRO EILEEN 2009

  • Ms. Heredia's group merged with the orchestra onstage, as her two guitarists and two female backup singers (and handclappers) mingled with the orchestra's violin, oud, qanun (zither) and darbouka (hand drum) players.

    NYT > Home Page By JON PARELES 2010

  • Kit drummer Jordan Perlson and darbouka hotshot Seido Salifoski keep up an insistent, funky throb, no matter how knotty and lopsided the time signatures get, and though bassist Panagiotis Andreou sometimes drops a bit too much sci-ence -- he occasionally comes off like a fusion wanker -- that's hardly enough to spoil the fun.

    Chicago Reader 2010

  • Cemal's long, serpentine solos slither over percolating rhythms played on the darbouka, an ancient hand drum; clarinet arrives in vocalic sobs, chuckles, and sighs; and lightning-quick improvisations on the kanun, a type of zither, are marvels of pointillistic melody.

    Chicago Reader 2010

  • Kit drummer Jordan Perlson and darbouka hotshot Seido Salifoski keep up an insistent, funky throb, no matter how knotty and lopsided the time signatures get, and though bassist Panagiotis Andreou sometimes drops a bit too much sci-ence -- he occasionally comes off like a fusion wanker -- that's hardly enough to spoil the fun.

    Chicago Reader 2010

  • Kit drummer Jordan Perlson and darbouka hotshot Seido Salifoski keep up an insistent, funky throb, no matter how knotty and lopsided the time signatures get, and though bassist Panagiotis Andreou sometimes drops a bit too much sci-ence -- he occasionally comes off like a fusion wanker -- that's hardly enough to spoil the fun.

    Chicago Reader 2010

  • Kit drummer Jordan Perlson and darbouka hotshot Seido Salifoski keep up an insistent, funky throb, no matter how knotty and lopsided the time signatures get, and though bassist Panagiotis Andreou sometimes drops a bit too much sci-ence -- he occasionally comes off like a fusion wanker -- that's hardly enough to spoil the fun.

    Chicago Reader 2010

  • "They'll bring in hard rock, metal, then bring in a darbouka, a Middle Eastern hand drum,, the Turkish electric saz with it, and mix it all together and see what happens," he said.

    unknown title 2009

  • Their global-minded edge - instruments include the darbouka, Bansuri flute, and cajon, plus an excellent remix by fellow Canuck Eccodek - does not take away from their foundation of Irish flute, fiddles and acoustic guitars.

    Whole Life Times 2009

  • The instruments used here are the accordion, playing a leading role, accompanied by a violin, guitar, bass, a drum resembling the Arabian darbouka and a male and female singer.

    WeLove-music 2008

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