Frame Drum, Mazhar, 40cm

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Frame Drum, Mazhar, 40cm

Item Id: FDM40

Frame Drum, Mazhar, 40cm (16inch) 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.