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The Differences Between Arabic oud and Turkish Oud
Stringed instruments began to happen in people's lives right after the percussion instruments. The Oud is one of the oldest stringed instruments. It was developed and is still used in all countries...
Who Needs The Darbuka Defender?
What is the Darbuka Defender and why should you use it? If you play the Darbuka, you know that this is an amazing, but also super-fragile instrument. You need to pay a lot of attention to the way y...
Our Custom Design Darbuka - It's About Time to Have a Unique Darbuka
One of the most exciting job we have here in Arab Instruments, is to make your dream come true. Beside all the amazing staff we are doing on a daily basis, we took on our self the mission to desig...
Ahmad Abd El Ghani - Ney Maker Star from the Middle East
A lot have been said about ney makers from all around the world but in this review we would like to share with you our feelings to a unique ney maker from the middle east - Ahmad Abd El Ghani (Nuda...
Which Darbuka Skin / Head Will be the Best Choice - Doumbek Skin Full Review
As you all probably know, different players use different types of darbuka skins and there are so many skins out there which produces different sounds. In this article we will try to explore the d...
Baraka Ceramic Darbuka - Why Are They So Special?
For many years, the ceramic darbuka maker "Baraka" (from Hungary) build a professional ceramic darbukas for the top players around the world. Baraka build his darbukas in different technic from oth...
Emin Percussion, What So Special About His Doumbeks?
Music is an important part of human life, we listen to the music in our daily life and it has a great affect on people. Some are inspired by the good music and some people consider music as refresh...
How to Choose the Right Ney / Kawala
Dear friends, on this tutorial we will explain the differences between the common neys. As you probably know there are many neys and each and every one has a specific tuning and can be used for ver...
Arab Instruments Trio - This Year Is Yours
Here in Arab Instruments we are trying to provide sound samples for almost every musical instruments we have in our website.This time we have decided to collect our team and to play something toget...
What So Special About a Blue Pearl Darbuka
When you dive into the world of mother of pearls Egyptian darbukas you will find out that there are two types of mother of pearls doumbeks. The first one is the white / yellow pearls which is th...
7 factors will make you start learning to play the Arabic Ney today
One of the oldest instruments in existence, the Ney has been played for about 5000 years. Its distinguished sound reminiscent of deserts and oasis, this instrument can add an ethnic flavor to your ...
10 things you should know about the bendir and the mazhar drums
Drums can be found in almost all sizes and shapes, largely with regards to the origins with the drum as well as the tradition in which produced the use through the entire age groups. Drums, nonethe...
7 interesting facts about the Arabic Qanun Musical Instrument
The qanun is a descendent of the old Egyptian harp. It has played an integral part in Arabic music since the 10th century. The word qanun means 'law' in Arabic, and the word exists in English in th...
8 reasons; why to learn playing the Doumbek Today
Those who are doumbek lovers already have known playing it and who are interested in playing it would know how much fun playing it. On the other hand numerous players donβt give the right regard fo...
8 Reasons; Why should you invest your money on professional musical instruments cases
Musical instrument cases are so much popular in the world of instrument holder. In this article we have discussed 8 reasons why you should buy a case for your beloved instrument. Perfect Protect...
6 Reasons; Why Should You Play On a Professional Darbuka
Modern darbuka is made of synthetic materials, including fiberglass. Modern metal darbuka is commonly made of aluminum or copper. Some aluminum darbukas may have a mother-of-pearl inlay, which is p...
Saz / Baglama: Why they sound so good?
The saz or baglama is a Turkish musical instrument of the traditional long-necked lute family. In fact both the names saz and baglama may be used in various countries near Turkey. Saz/baglama is ve...
Zeryab Ouds - Interesting Maker from Syria
Zeryab Oud makers are a bunch of Khalefeh Damascene Family that have been involving Oud manufacturing as a craft and profession in Syria and in the Arab world since 1948. It is similar to family bu...
6 steps to become a professional Darbuka player
To become a professional Darbuka player, one has to learn the basics and then start struggling for it because learning the basics is necessary to know from where to start. So, here are b...
How to maintain the Arabic reed Ney and how to protect it perfectly
There are various instruments that become more precious as time passes and one of those instruments is Ney but the proper maintaining and protection is necessary to keep it working properly, it als...