Instruments
Frame Drum, Def, Defi, Dajre
19th Century drawing
Classification: Membranophone - Struck instrument
Description:
The frame drum is used to accompany both popular and classical music in Turkey, Albania, Greece and other regions of the Balkans, the Middle East, and beyond. Frame drums can be of different sizes, either with or without metal bangles. They can be made with a metal screw system so that the head can be tightened and tuned.
Videos - a few examples:
Albanian Def
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- Video 2
- Video 3
- Video 4