daf

Etymology

From either Persian or Arabic دَف (daf), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯 (dap).

noun

  1. (music) A large frame drum, resembling a tambourine, used to accompany popular and classical music in the Middle East.
    MOHAMMAD REZA SHAJARIAN (Thursday) Renowned in his native Iran, the vocalist Mohammad Reza Shajarian has been performing since the 1960s, and is now widely considered one of the finest classical Persian singers in the world. Mr. Shajarian’s son, Homayoun Shajarian, will provide additional vocals and tombak (goblet drum), while Ensemble Ava, a four-piece, will contribute additional instrumentation on the ancient Persian instruments barbat (short-necked lute), tar (long-necked lute), kamancheh (spike fiddle) and daf (frame drum). May 30, 2008, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times

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