Mehrdad Arabi Tombak Solo in LA 2015

Tombak solo in skirball cultural center Los Angeles 2015

[@renedalton]

Amazing, tks for share it!!

[@ramr7436]

2:02 ! This guy is a genius! Much respect !

[@djalitanaful]

wow, he is incredible.

[@a.j.mehrassa2446]

دمت گرم استاد، مارو بردی به کافه هایه لاله زار، واقعا آدم نمیتونه چی‌ بگه!

[@manouchehr7]

Good on you Mehdad

[@asiap7225]

👍👍👍👌👌👌

[@mateuszwroblewski1391]

Anyone know what this drum is called?

[@user-th3nx6zj2f]

Tombak.

[@jacknajafe7284]

Which skin is the best ?

[@shawndehkhodaei3981]

goat :-). That's the best option. But I think there are synthetic ones now.

[@johnstevens8862]

حضار محترم الکی جیغ نکشید ، بجای اینکه جیغ بکشید گوش بدهید

[@serseriherif9530]

Amazing playing but personally I feel like he's trying to hard (fast & showy style a bit similar to some darbuka players), you can hear some inconsistent notes in his faster passages. For me 'less is more' always gives the best results

[@shawndehkhodaei3981]

I respectfully disagree. I personally think he's not trying hard enough :-) At least, I would argue that he's not considered a top tier tombak player in Iran ..... but for his capability, he does pretty good here. And Darbuka is similar in shape, but not nearly as capable as tombak, and certainly not meant for the same thing. The scope of Darbuka is far more limited, and so is the technique. Nevertheless, there are some great Darbuka players out there. The facilities of tombak and the resultant techniques and rhythmic variety far exceed what you can do on Darbuka.