The percussion of one of the most ancient regions of civilisation. Goblet drums and Frame drums, jingles and plain, high and low. An amazing selection of instruments and information here. Thank you to our Donors.

• Introduction to Persian Percussion
• Persian percussion in ancient paintings
• Igha - the theory of old rhythms

  Tonbak

  • Construction
  • Playing strokes
  • Styles
  • Rhythms
  • Tonbak Notation
  • Masters
  • Social status of Tonbak
  • Goblet drums around the world
  • Acoustics of the Tombak

  Daf

  • Daf - the Spiritual Framedrum
  • Framedrums in Asia, N Africa and Eastern Europe

  Map courtesy Lonely Planet.com nnnnnn

  Ghaval

  • Ghaval, the Azerbaijani Frame drum

  Other related Percussion pages

  • Dohol
  • Persian Kettledrums
  • Indian Tabla and Tals

  This section is donated to Drumdojo by my friend and drum brother Peyman Nasehpour and also contains pieces graciously donated by and collaborated on by Matt Hannafin and by Shahin Mohajeri .

Thank you to everyone who wishes to develop an interest in the percussion of this region, possibly the oldest percussion inthe world