An Intro to Dumbek and Turkish Split Hand Technique, presented by Limbs

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Hi dear, my name is Alexandre and I,m from Brasil. I,ve watched many other vídeos but with this one I got a lot of tips to practice the strokes on my derback! Thank you so much to share it with us!

[@bklyn74]

Hi Alexandre, I'm so glad you found the video useful! Let me know if I can be of any further help! Best, Kevin

[@witoldfalkowski4655]

Hi Kevin, I am oktagenerian falling, within last few moths into this kind of druming.My only teachers are poblicatios on utube. I have put together mishmash of OBSERVARIONS and attempt to emulate to my best.THIS IS THE FIRST TIME when I was given methodical guidance colating all in order.There are people who show and those who TEACH you are clearly in second category AND THANKS FOR THIS😀. Witold 👍 ( I wish to see You performing )

[@bklyn74]

+Witold Falkowski (falcon5391) Hi Witold. I'm so glad you found the video helpful! Best wishes for your drumming journey! Best, Kevin

[@Walua]

Very very excellent. Thank you for posting this.

[@bklyn74]

Detox Divas s🙏

[@maharam5853]

Great instrument sadiq mabruk

[@RobWickline]

this is an absolutely top tier video, thank you so much for this! great playing as well

[@bklyn74]

Heya Robb. Thanks for the kind words, glad you found it useful!

[@TheGoldenVagabond]

Man it’s awesome! How many sounds can you make with your Darbuka! What model and brand of instrument is the one you are playing? The sound is astounding! Is there a website where I can buy one like yours? PS did you install a LED light in it?

[@bklyn74]

Heya Patrizio. Thanks for watching the vid! The drum is made by Savvas Percussion in Greece. You can find him on FB or here at his website: www.savvaspercussion.com/lang1/ Happy drumming!

[@blackydon]

Great lesson.

[@bklyn74]

Hello! So glad to know you found it useful. Happy drumming!

[@gregorysamek6829]

Thank-you so much for this video. It is incredibly helpful!

[@bklyn74]

Gregory Samek Excellent, Gregory. I'm so glad you found it helpful! Happy drumming brother!

[@wisewise7396]

perfect......thank you

[@shaalis]

Love this video, man. It's a big help.

[@bklyn74]

Shallibodhran So glad to know it! Happy drumming!

[@manosthaiger4475]

True ! A réal tresure !

[@kounoupikounoupaki855]

how many years playing Darabuka

[@bklyn74]

Seven years maybe? About two/three of those years were very focused study.

[@MrDaranini]

Dear friend, I wish you all the best in your musical journey!.. But what you are doing is more responsobility in order to give the tuth information to Rhythm Lovers!.. The name of the technique that you mentioned as a "Split hand or Turkish technique" is wrong information.. Turkish technique is "Fiske" technique.. In 1988 Misirli Ahmet created his own unique style, technique and new method for the drum. This ‘modern’ style of playing is often called ‘split finger’ or ‘Turkish technique’ but it is simply the Misirli Ahmet technique. all the best from Misirli Ahmet Rhythm House, Istanbul, Turkey

[@bklyn74]

Fair enough and duly noted. While I knew Misirli Ahmet created this technique I have never heard it referred to as the Misirli Ahmet Technique. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment on my video. I'll hope you will find time to watch some of the other videos on my channel! Best, Kevin

Do you have some tip like exercise to make the sound of my left hand a little better? I saw that you go up your elbow when you use left hand, I' ve tried to do that but the sound is not to good yet lol....is that right?

[@bklyn74]

Hi Alexandre. I do keep my elbow up as it helps to generate more power. My best advice is to keep working on triplets (tek-1-3) and tek-1-3-1 and slowly build up strength.

[@czscorpio]

Hello Kevin. Thanks for the freat video. I just started learning the darbuka and an having a really tough time with ka. I can’t make a clean crisp hard sound like I can with tek. Any tips for developing technique and strength? How long should it take for a beginner to get a good ka?

[@bklyn74]

Hi Chris. Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad you are finding the video useful! The ka tone can be very tricky at first. I don't have any great secret for you . .lots and lots of repetition. . .focus on technique, the strength and volume will come with time. Make sure you're really thinking of "swinging" your ring finger across the drum so it strikes the head almost parallel to the rim. Hope that helps! Feel free to shoot me an email if you'd like to do a FaceTime/Skype lesson sometime: [e-mail]

[@czscorpio]

@@bklyn74 Thank you so much for the reply Kevin. Great tips! Good to know you offer Sype lessons. I may be hitting you up by email sson! Thanks again!

[@pianolover1986]

Hi, how do you make the ka sound with your left-hand index finger? I cannot make a sound with it.

[@bklyn74]

Hi Zhiqian. The "ka" can be tricky. I think it's mostly a matter of building some strength in your finger. There are several left hand-only exercises I do to help with that. I also kind of think of "throwing" my finger at the head if that makes sense. Also keep your elbow up so you have more leverage. Hope that helps!

[@pianolover1986]

@@bklyn74 yes, it helps! I also found the feel of "throwing", and I'm glad that this is assured by you:)

[@falcon1935able]

Hi again, By now i heard You perform😍. It is roule that ONLY ACCOMPLISHED PRACTITIONER CAN TEACH CRAFT EFFECTIVELY. As IT IS THE CASE .....thanks for your NON EGOISTIC GENEROSITY 😀Witold

[@alexcarter8807]

I hear Clutch Cargo coming!

[@seldonlives19]

...thanks.....,

[@kermeszalest]

Merci ;)

[@kee3923]

Hi 👋 any more lessons for beginners?

[@bklyn74]

Hi Kee. Here are some great intro to frame drum videos by my bandmate Mark. Some of these techniques transfer nicely to dumbek with some slight modifications. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXW5fnlvjL-ng7M kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHLCnqV9a86Dp6M kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5y2nXiei7mCbpY

[@ferhatdemir7912]

6 yıl önce

[@UgurOnenc-oo7du]

Türk tekniği diye bir tanım kabul edilemez. Bütün Türkiye'den perküsyoncular toplanıp bir teknik bulmadılar. Mısıra gidip gece sabaha kadar deneme yapan besteler yapan tekniği bulan Mısırlı ahmet buldu çaldığınız tekniği onun için Mısırlı ahmet tekniği demeniz en doğru olanıdır.

[@notalar]

Hello my friend. Take my apologies first. But I want to write something here. First of all, PLEASE do NOT try to teach something that you JUST learned. Second, just try to be a student for a while. Make sure it will help you. Third, choose your way; If you are a LEARNER or a TEACHER ? Don't take me wrong. I don't blame you. Of course you can do whatever you want, and ppl can learn from wherever they want. I really don't care. But before teaching something, PLEASE LEARN IT VERY WELL. Regards, Ilker.

[@bklyn74]

Hi Ilker. Thanks for taking the time to watch and leave a comment on this video. I think perhaps you are misunderstanding the point of this video and I encourage you to read the description. I will say that I have never met a musician of any caliber that shares your view that "teacher" and "learner" are somehow mutually exclusive. I would like to invite you to watch some of the many other more performance-oriented videos on my channel. I think you *do* care, which is great. Best, Kevin

[@pablocesart]

Thank you for teaching whatever your level and skills are. I learned from it and that is what really matters...

[@bklyn74]

I'm glad to hear it Pablo. All the best to you and your musical journey.

[@stevenkara6419]

with all do respect... (I'm only righting this comment that way you can start looking for the correct technic not to judge you!!!) your technic is all wrong...!!! you are supposed to do the tek with 1 and only 1 finger and your slap is very off

[@bklyn74]

Steven Kara Hi Steven. Thanks for stopping by and offering your perspective. All the best for the new year!

[@ioannischristou9591]

This tekhnic is not tourkish....is persian .. iran

[@bklyn74]

I think my teacher in Istanbul would disagree! Thanks for stopping by!

[@ioannischristou9591]

@@bklyn74 ok this is his opinion....l m teacher in cairo.....no problem

[@sergio_kassis5738]

Hey bro no hate but you should learn more then put it on youtube

[@sergio_kassis5738]

I am a litle bit late but you got to do what you got to do

[@bklyn74]

Hi! Thanks for stopping by and offering your perspective. Happy drumming and/or video gaming!