Doumbek Technique and Rhythms for Arabic Percussion, Bellydance, and Drum Circles
by Amir Naoum
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Actor: Amir Naoum, Aziz AbbasDirector: Amir Naoum
Brand: STRATOSTREAM
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-08-29
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: StratoStream - WorldDance New York
DVD Reviews of Doumbek Technique and Rhythms for Arabic Percussion, Bellydance, and Drum Circles
DVD Review: Doumbek!
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a cool DVD--the instructor starts with very simple rhythms and gets more advanced. Great for dancers and drummers! It was a little confusing at times for me when he was playing the drum, speaking the rhythms and they were written out on the screen as well. It seemed like a bit chaotic, especially when he would throw in variations. But some people learn better that way--so overall, I would recommend this!DVD Review: Wonderful beginners' DVD!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this DVD. The only problem is that I am having to pry it out of my son's hands in order to use it! This DVD is fun and easy to follow. Just practice with it! WE love it!DVD Review: Excellent Techniques
Summary: 5 Stars
Amir is probably the best Darbuka drummer I have seen yet and he is humble too. Keep it up Amir. You are amazing and amazon delivered on-time and great service most of the times.
DVD Review: great video, i recommend it
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a music teacher in San Francisco, I relaly enjoyed this video, it's definately old school teaching method, but he is very sweet and gives lots of great rhythms and excercises and plays them long enough for you to get it. DVD Review: A real gem - just add practice
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the first DVD I bought to learn how to drum, and it will be my only purchase. It's that good. The production quality -- the look, sound, and camera angles were professionally done. The teacher is a professional musician who knows how to teach his instrument. This tape is for the beginner who has never picked up the instrument before and wants to learn the basics. He first gives a very short introduction as to the different makes of doumbeks and their pros and cons. He shows you how to hold the instrument and how to use your hands to get the correct sound: Doum, Tek, Ka, Slap, Pop and drumroll. We build from simple exercises to strengthen our hands, to simple Arabic rhythms, to more advanced variations. All the rhythms are written out for you and appear as a subtle graphic on the same screen as his playing. Very well done - you can both watch his hands and read the rhythm too. Makes it easy for a beginner to drum along. The menu chapters are nicely laid out -- you can jump to review the instruction on a certain rhythm or jump to the place where you can just practice it. At the end he is accompanied by another musician playing the tambourine and demonstrates all the rhythms and variations he taught us rolled into one playing session. This tape is entertaining and fun and I learned very quickly.
Description of Doumbek Technique and Rhythms for Arabic Percussion, Bellydance, and Drum Circles
Learn to play doumbek (dumbek, darbuka) with New York's most beloved Arabic percussionist, the master instructor, the one and only Amir Naoum!If you are a beginning drummer, this DVD will serve as a very accessible, friendly and solid introduction to the art of Middle Eastern percussion.
If you are a dancer, Amir Naoum's clear introduction to the most popular bellydance rhythms and their more subtle variations will help you learn to recognize the rhythms, even in their most sophisticated forms.
Born in Syria and raised in Lebanon, Amir Naoum has played in NYC Arabic clubs, for family celebrations and bellydance shows for over 30 years. He has contributed generously to the success of most New York star bellydancers and Middle Eastern percussionists. Amir's method of teaching Middle Eastern rhythms and doumbek technique have helped many dancers and drummers take their first steps toward understanding Middle Eastern rhythms, and develop toward higher levels of musicality and doumbek playing technique. Amir is known for his warm, welcoming, encouraging teaching style and for helping dancers at every level of skill do their best in performance.
This program is a beginner-level doumbek instructional course with a lot of beyond-the-basics information and spectacular demonstrations of Middle Eastern drumming and dance rhythms.
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