Roger Kashou’s fingers flew across the stretched plastic skin of a goblet-shaped drum resting on his lap. They coaxed a bright, melodic series of “tek tek tek” sounds from the sweet spot along the rim ...
“The technique in the Al Ayala chant imitates military life. It starts slowly with the key players standing in a semi-circle with the Thakmira, Al Raas and Al Tar drums. It then gradually picks up ...