Jas's Middle Eastern Rhythms

If you are looking for one of the most definite, online resources for Middle Eastern Drumming Rhythms, then the best place that I have found is Jas's Middle Eastern Rhythms page.

Jas lists a few hundred rhythms in notation form along with a MIDI file (very useful if you can't quite get the rhythm).


Also, there is a FAQ page on the site with ton's of great information. It's in a variety of languages.


Finally, one of the really cool gems is the online Rhythm generator, which will produce and play a custom Rhythm for you. You can also have it generate a MIDI file for you to store and play back offline or with your synthesizer: http://www.khafif.com/rhy/rhygen.html

Frame Drum Group on Myspace

Here's a link for the frame drum group on Myspace: http://groups.myspace.com/framedrums

There are forums where you can ask questions or participate in the discussion.

Lapstyle Frame drumming by David Kuckhermann

Here is an other short instructional video on lapstyle frame drumming by David Kuckhermann.

Framedrummers Tribe

Here's a couple links for some Framedrummer and Middle Eastern Drumming "Tribes". What's a tribe? It's an online community for folks who share common interest...

• http://tribes.tribe.net/framedrummers
• http://mideastpercussion.tribe.net/
• http://tribes.tribe.net/dumbek
• http://tribes.tribe.net/arabicmusicians
• Fans of Souhail Kaspar
• Fans of Hossam Ramzy