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- Bosnian Traditional Instruments - Information about traditional instruments of Bosnia, including useful information about the saz and the zurna which were brought to the region from Turkey after the Ottoman conquest in the 1400's.
- Jas's Dumbek Rhythms - Rhythm instruction for musicians who play the dumbek (Middle Eastern drum). Includes technique information, history about the rhythms, etc. Excellent resource for those learning to play the Arabic tabla.
- Kamuran's Doumbek Rhythm Guide - Notation and difficulty ratings for over 90 drumming rhythms for doumbek and related instruments (over 300 including variations); guide on making specific drum sounds; nine supplemental pages group rhythms by count length; links, site reviews.
- Middle Eastern Drum - This section of Bill Vaughan's personal home page contains a list of Middle Eastern drum rhythms with a brief description of what each is used for. It also contains a glossary with a list of the names of several instruments.
- Traditional Armenian Folk Instruments - Pictures and audio clips of traditional Armenian folk instruments (Zurna, Kemancha, Sring, tar).
- Zurna FAQ - Frequently asked questions about the open air wind instrument for the folk music and archaic military music of Türkiye (TR), by Satilmis Yayla.
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