TAMBOURINE

The 'tambourine,' also known as the 'Marine,' is a musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a wooden or plastic frame with pairs of small metal jingles. Some traditional instruments of the tambourine family may also have a single drum head.
The tambourine can be held in the hand or mounted on a stand, and can be played in numerous ways, from stroking or shaking the jingles to striking it sharply with hand or stick or using the tambourine to strike the leg or hip. It is found in many forms of music, classical music, Roma music, Persian music, gospel music, pop music and rock and roll.
The word tambourine finds its origins in the Middle Persian word tambūr "lute, drum" (via the Middle French tambour).

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Riq

Buben

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Riq

The 'riq' (also spelled 'riqq' or 'rik') is a type of tambourine used as a traditional instrument in Arabic music. It is an important instrument in both folk and classical music throughout the Arabic-speaking world.
Widely known as "Shakers".

Buben

'Buben' (''Бубен'' in Russian, ''Бубон'' in Ukrainian, ''bǫ̑bǝn'' in Slovenian, ''buben'' in Czech, ''bęben'' in Polish) is a musical instrument of the percussion family similar to a tambourine. A buben consists of a wooden or metal hoop with a tight membrane stretched over one of its sides (some bubens have no membrane at all). Certain kinds of bubens are equipped with clanking metal rings, plates, cymbals, or little bells. It is held in the hand and can be played in numerous ways, from stroking or shaking the jingles to striking it sharply with hand. It is used for rhythmical accompaniment during dances, soloist or choral singing. Buben is often used by some folk and professional bands, as well as orchestras.
The name came from Greek language ''βόμβος'' (low and hollow sound) and ''βομβύλη'' (a breed of bees) and related to Indo-Aryan ''bambharas'' (bee) and English ''bee''.
Buben is known to have existed in many countries since time immemorial, especially in the East. There are many kinds of bubens, including ''def'', ''daf'', or ''qaval'' (Azerbaijan), ''daf'' or ''khaval'' (Armenia), ''daira'' (Georgia), ''doira'' (Uzbekistan and Tajikistan), ''daire'' or ''def'' (Iran), ''bendeir'' (Arab countries), ''pandero'' (Spain). In Kievan Rus, drums and military timpani were referred to as ''buben''.
==Dayereh==
A 'dayereh' (or 'Doyra', 'Dojra', 'Dajre', 'Doira') is a medium-sized frame drum with jingles used to accompany both popular and classical music in Iran (Persia), The Balkans, and many Central Asian countries such as Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It is a percussion instrument, and is something intemediate between a drum and a tambourine.
==Daf==
A 'daf' is a large-sized tambourine used to accompany both popular and classical music in Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkey (where it is called ''tef''), Uzbekistan, India (where it is known as the ''Dafli'') Turkmenistan, and Iranian Kurdistan. Daf typically indicates the beat and tempo of the music being played, thus acts like the conductor in the monophonic oriental music.
==Kanjira==

The 'kanjira' or 'ganjira' is a South Indian frame drum of the tambourine family. It is mostly used in Carnatic music concerts (South Indian classical music) as a supporting instrument for the ''mridangam''.

See also

★ Frame drum

★ Dayereh

★ Bendir

★ Daf

★ Riq

★ Mr. Tambourine Man a song by Bob Dylan

★ Tamborim

External links

★ Watch a video "how to play a half moon tambourine"

★ A recent New Zealand invention is the tpedal (Tambourine Pedal) that can be played with a foot while busy operating other musical instruments