Dabu improvisations "Play tambourine and Dance" from the album "Music Map of China to hear Xinjiang Uygur Muqam song Music Collection"

Hit the Hand Drum and Dance. Hit the hand drum and dance

Nationality: Uyghur Region: Xinjiang

Dabu (tabla) : Ilyar Ayouf

"Dabu", that is, the Uyghur tabla, one of the most favorite percussion instruments of the Uyghur people, is often the lead instrument in the song and dance, and is known as the "soul" of the Uyghur band. The drum frame is wooden, round and flat, surrounded by many small iron rings, and the surface is covered with sheepskin, cowhide or python skin, of which python skin has the best sound color. Its pronunciation is crisp and loud, the intensity of the sound varies greatly, and the technique is flexible, which can set off the mood of different music.

The drumming of hand drums, sweet and bright, continues to the distance, triggering the cheerful dance on the oasis of the Gobi Beach. Then, the rhythm changed, and the increasingly intense drumming ignited everyone's passion, and the crowd gathered around, everyone danced and sang to their hearts' content, with their hands raised above their heads, waving enthusiastically, and their feet excitedly jumping and rotating with the distinct rhythm, making the footsteps of happiness fall strongly. The free rhythm of the tabla, like people riding on a horse galloping, the horse's hooves tapping, but also this joy and blessing to the distance.