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Doumbek Instruction Books, CDs and DVDs

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Doumbek Instruction Books, CDs and DVDs. The majority of our doumbek instructional materials are by Mary Ellen Donald. McDonald has been involved in Middle Eastern music as a dance student and a musician since the late 1960's, and is known by many as the "Guru of finger cymbal playing." Mary Ellen studied dance with Jamila Salimpour, and drum and tambourine with Vince Delgado, Tony Lammam, and various Arab drummers. She has written, produced and published several books and tapes on Middle Eastern music. Since the 1970's she has performed on albums by Magda Helmy, Gallal Kutub, Yusel Mostafa, and Light Rain, and on the soundtrack ABC-TV series, "Young Indiana Jones". She continues to be in high demand as a musician, teacher, and organizer of events. Her youthful vitality and highly developed sensitivity to music may be partially attributed to her being legally blind.

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Doumbek Delight Book ( LDDD ) Doumbek Delight Book
This book provides a 30 Lesson Course in Middle Eastern Drumming, with Basic Music Theory. Spiral bound, 8 1/2 by 11 inches, 111 pages, beautifully illustrated. By Mary Ellen Donald. (1976). Includes: basic music theory, simple and fancy drum techniques, Middle Eastern rhythms, guidelines for creating rhythmical variations, tips for accompanying belly dancers, and practice suggestions. Made in USA. (Out of Stock)		 Only:
$30.00		 Qty:
Doumbek Delight CD Vol. 1 ( LDDC1 ) Doumbek Delight CD Vol. 1
This 2-disc set includes Mary Ellen playing most of the examples in the Doumbek Delight book, improvising solos, and playing the accent patterns of each rhythm at length to provide a steady backup for student practice. Volume I covers Lessons 1-10 from the Doumbek Delight Book. (1976; re-mastered 1999; discs released 2005). Doumbek Delight book and Volume II CD's sold separately. Made in USA. (Out of Stock)		 Only:
$22.00		 Qty:
Doumbek Delight CD Vol. 2 ( LDDC2 ) Doumbek Delight CD Vol. 2
This 2-disc set includes Mary Ellen playing most of the examples in the Doumbek Delight book, improvising solos, and playing the accent patterns of each rhythm at length to provide a steady backup for student practice. Volume II covers Lessons 11-30 from the Doumbek Delight Book. (1976; re-mastered 1999; discs released 2005). Doumbek Delight book and Volume I CD's sold separately. Made in USA. (Out of Stock)		 Only:
$22.00		 Qty:
Doumbek Instruction, Rhythm Rides CD ( CDDR ) Doumbek Instruction, Rhythm Rides CD
By Billy Woods & David Korup. Hand drumming fundamentals and step by step, play along directions to Mideastern rhythms. Includes the following: Baladi, Masmoudi, Bolero, Serto, Kashlimar, and more. Made in USA.		 Only:
$16.00		 Qty:
Exotic Percussion of the World, CD ROM ( VIPW ) Exotic Percussion of the World, CD ROM
Video instruction including Doumbek, Tambourine, Tar, Muzhar, Tabla, Bodhran, Pandeiro, and Tupan. For beginners and intermediate players. Requires RealPlayer, free version available. Made in USA.		 Only:
$10.00		 Qty:
Middle Eastern Rhythms Series Advanced ( LDRSA ) Middle Eastern Rhythms Series Advanced
Volumes I and II, for intermediate/advanced players. This instructional series is by Mary Ellen Donald, a well know and accomplished musician of zills, tambourine and doumbek. In this series she provides a firm rhythmical foundation that is essential for excellence in dancing, drumming, and playing of melody instruments. The series includes North African, Arabic, Turkish, and Greek rhythms for Egyptian belly dance routines, each rhythm is played for 4 1/2 to 5 minutes. Booklet has musical examples for each rhythm written out for doumbek, tambourine, and cymbals; and is accompanied by two CD. Rhythms include: Baladi, Saudi, Karachi, Walking Maqsoum, Sha'bia, Kalamatiano, Sama'i and more. Made in USA.		 Only:
$50.00		 Qty:
Middle Eastern Rhythms Series Beginner ( LDRSB ) Middle Eastern Rhythms Series Beginner
Volumes I and II, for beginners. This instructional series is by Mary Ellen Donald, a well know and accomplished musician of zills, tambourine and doumbek. In this series she provides a firm rhythmical foundation that is essential for excellence in dancing, drumming, and playing of melody instruments. The series includes North African, Arabic, Turkish, and Greek rhythms for Egyptian belly dance routines, each rhythm is played for 4 1/2 to 5 minutes. Booklet has musical examples for each rhythm written out for doumbek, tambourine, and cymbals; and is accompanied by two CD. Rhythms include: Ayyaub, Malfouf, Bolero, Karsilamas, Nawwari, Syrto, Wahidah, Fallahi and more. Made in USA.		 Only:
$50.00		 Qty:
Whirlwinds DVD by Daveed ( VDWW ) Whirlwinds DVD by Daveed
Whirlwinds- the tao te drum sessions is a melding of two unique video shoots: the first at the Columbia Music Festival Association Studio in late 2001 (that's Columbia South Carolina); and the second was in October 2005 in an old church, turned recording studio in Pittsburg PA. Alechem Shalom David Korup. 120 minutes. Includes bonus music CD! Made in USA.		 Only:
$40.00		 Qty:

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