toubeleki
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Toubeleki is a traditional Greek hand drum, commonly used in folk and dance music for its sharp, rhythmic accompaniment.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
membranophone
ⓘ
percussion instrument ⓘ |
| category |
Balkan percussion instruments
ⓘ
Greek musical instruments ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Eastern Mediterranean music
ⓘ
Greek traditional music ⓘ |
| drumheadPosition | single-headed ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | Turkish word "tümbek" or "dümbelek" ⓘ |
| gripStyle | held under the arm or between the knees ⓘ |
| material |
animal skin drumhead
ⓘ
metal body ⓘ plastic drumhead ⓘ synthetic drumhead ⓘ |
| performanceSetting |
dance events
ⓘ
festivals ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
| playedBy | hands ⓘ |
| playingTechnique |
finger strokes
ⓘ
rolls ⓘ slaps ⓘ |
| portable | true ⓘ |
| regionOfUse |
Balkans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhythmicFunction |
dance rhythms
ⓘ
improvised solos ⓘ |
| shape | goblet-shaped ⓘ |
| similarTo |
darbuka
ⓘ
doumbek ⓘ |
| soundCharacteristic |
bright
ⓘ
high-pitched ⓘ sharp ⓘ |
| tuning | tunable by adjusting drumhead tension ⓘ |
| typicalEnsemble |
dance bands
ⓘ
small folk ensembles ⓘ |
| typicalRole | rhythmic accompaniment ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Balkan folk music
ⓘ
Greek dance music ⓘ Greek folk music ⓘ belly dance accompaniment ⓘ laiko music ⓘ rebetiko music ⓘ tsifteteli music ⓘ |
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