Frame Drum, Inlay, Tunable, Mazhar, 45cm

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Frame Drum, Inlay, Tunable, Mazhar, 45cm

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Frame Drum, Inlay, Tunable, Mazhar, 45cm

Item Id: FDM45LT

Frame Drum Tunable with Inlay, Mazhar, 45cm (18inch) This style of frame drum is know from the areas of Persia, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan. Depending on the area it may be called: Daft, Gavel, Gavel, Deere Dora. Regardless of the name, they have a narrow wooden frame with a skin stretched over one side. Held with both hands the head is played with the fingers. Considered a sacred instrument, in Sufi rituals for its power to create trance states. This drum has now established a permanent position in the Iranian classical orchestra and is the most popular drum in Iranian Folk music of Iran.