Oriental Handmade Children's Darbuka

The instruments resembling the darbuka in various shapes and sizes were used by civilizations in Anatolia, Mesopotamia and Central Asia in ancient times. In more recent periods the darbuka changed and developed further. The instrument is known by different names, given at different times and in different places. These include: dümbek, dümbelek, deplek, deblek, dönbek, tömbek, darbeki and debulak.

This percussion instrument was originally made from fired clay, copper, aluminum, various metals, plaster and porcelain fibers. Generally speaking, the darbuka resembles a pipe with a narrow end and was previously covered with leather - today synthetic materials are preferred for its production. The skin is passed over a hoop and the instrument is tuned by stretching it with screws. The body bears various forms of decoration, which vary from region to region.

VD Darbuka also thought of the children and designed something new for the little artists. This beautiful darbuka has been specially designed for little hands so that they can enjoy encouraging their musical development. The Darbuka is robustly built so that the little ones can have fun with it for a long time.

Material: cast aluminum (leather covered)

Boiler height: 30 cm

Head diameter: 15 cm (playing surface)

 Weight: approx. 2.2 kg

4 Screws for precise tuning