Arabic Percussion with Faisal Zedan: Derbakki Fundamentals

Instructional Drum DVD

Table of Contents

Main Chapters:

1. Introduction
2. Styles of Derbakki
3. Holding the Drum
4. The 4 Movements
5. Primary Sounds: Dum, Tek, Ka
6. Secondary Sounds: Suk, Tuq, Flicks, Left Hand Dum, Finger Dums
7. Components of Rhythms: Ka, Teka, KaKa and Qarshi
8. Tek Substitution
9. Rolls
10. Running Method
11. Separation of Senses
12. Rhythm Demonstrations: Maqsoum, Malfouf, Masmoudi Kabir
13. Rhythm Changing
14. 27 Common Arabic Rhythms (See list below)
15. 9 Coordination Exercises
16. Solo For Bellydance Riff  Breakdown: 14 phrases / riffs
17. Solo For Bellydance – Full Solo
18. Derbakki Improvisation
19. Performance: Song Dulab Kurd with Qanoon
20. Performance: Song Saba Samer with Qanoon
21. Emin Percussion Shop Jam / Improvisation
22. Credits

* In the first half of the video, demonstrations use the rhythms Maqsoum, Malfouf, and Masmoudi Kabir  as a base to teach the different principles from that chapter.

*Chapter 12, ‘Rhythm Demonstrations’, features several minutes of performance for each of the 3 rhythms and many concepts shown to that point in the video.

Common Arabic Rhythms Demonstrated:

1. Maqsoum
2. Maqsoum Sareea
3. Falahi
4. Masmoudi Sagheer / Beladi
5. Masmoudi Kabir
6. Saidi
7. Nawari
8. Malfouf / Malfouf Masri
9. Malfouf Saudi
10. Karachi
11. Adani
12. Roumba
13. Hajaa
14. Wahda Kabira
15. Wahda Taweela
16. Wahda Wanus
17. Chiftetelli
18. Zaffa
19. Bambi Kabir
20. Bambi Sagheer
21. Shoubi Iraqi
22. Lebanese Debki #1
23. Lebanese Debki #2
24. Samai Thaqeel
25. Senkeen
26. Ogrug
27. Darij

*Ayyoub and Fox rhythms are provided with the e-book and video demonstrations can be seen through a link after purchase.