daf
Also known as def
Daf (), also known as dâyere and riq, is an Iranian frame drum musical instrument, also used in popular and classical music in Persian-influenced South and Central Asia, such as in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Turkey many regions of Georgia, Armenia, Pakistan as well as in parts of India and Russian polar regions. It is also popular among Balkans, Caucasians, Bukharan Jews, Kurds, and Macedonians.
Key facts
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc
- Handle-less frame drum with one usable membrane
- Instrument.related
- Buben, tambourine, kanjira, frame drum, parai
- Instrument.name
- Daf
- Instrument.names
- Dafli, dap, def, tef, defi, gaval, duf, duff, dof
- Instrument.image
- Pair of dafs.jpg
- Instrument.background
- Percussion
- Instrument.classification
- Directly struck membranophones
- Instrument.range
- High sound of jingles, plus some have a skin with a lower sound
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
- 211.311
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Daf-isfahan.jpg
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Article
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- History
- In Islam
- Structure and construction
- Notable performers
- See also
- References
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Daf (), also known as dâyere and riq, is an Iranian frame drum musical instrument, also used in popular and classical music in Persian-influenced South and Central Asia, such as in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Turkey many regions of Georgia, Armenia, Pakistan as well as in parts of India and Russian polar regions. It is also popular among Balkans, Caucasians, Bukharan Jews, Kurds, and Macedonians.
The daf is the national musical instrument of Pakistan and is also depicted on the reverse and obverse of the Azerbaijani 1 qəpik coin and 1 manat banknote respectively, since 2006.