Persian Dayereh Dayere Drum Model Simple White

Persian Dayereh Drum

The dayereh is one of the most famous frame drums in Persia and Central Asia, and in the Pahlavi (Persian ancient language) the dayereh is called dareh. In Azerbaijan and Armenia, it is called ghaval and sometimes daf/dap, and is played on festive occasions. In Azerbaijani art music, the drum that usually accompanies the Ashigh is ghaval (dayereh). A traditional ensemble contains a singer, who plays this drum, and two instrumentalists, one playing the tar (long-necked lute) and the other, the kamancheh (bowed spike fiddle). A dayereh (or doyra, dojra, dajre, doira, dajreja, daire) is a medium-sized frame drum with jingles, used to accompany both popular and classical music in Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Bukharan Jews, Azerbaijan (known as qaval), the Caucasus, the Balkans, and many Central Asian countries such as Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Frame drums are also popular in many regions of Georgia, like Kartli, Kakheti, Tusheti, Samegrelo, Racha, and Imereti. This is a single headed percussion instrument which is not only found in Northern South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East, but also in parts of the Russian polar regions. The simple drum is formed by attaching a skin cover onto a wooden ring with glue and cloth ties. This is similar to the Persian daira and the Turkish def. Some daira have metal pieces attached to give them a tambourine-like quality.