Comments for Darbuka Player Blog

Comment on Free Darbuka downloads- Read this before downloading! by Metin

Metin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:07:44 +0000

$99 is very cheap. There are 130 videos now to learn from. An e-book with 280 soundfiles, a CD to practice along with that has all the popular rhythms in high quality, a 3 month course t study from and an ctive forum! Too much money?? Come on, its an incredible bargain actually!!)

Comment on Free Darbuka downloads- Read this before downloading! by airdem

airdem — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:42:41 +0000

i totally agree with you but 99$ is WAY TOO MUCH MONEY!

Comment on Remo Darbuka – cracking problem with rim by Ted

Ted — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:23:13 +0000

Great news from Remo!
As you know, I recently inquired with Remo about this rim cracking issue, and was very pleased to hear back very quickly from Chris Wakelin, Customer Service, Remo, Inc. and he says:
“Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We HAVE made adjustments to the tooling (and the mixture of the rim production) to prevent premature cracking of the rim. Please provide customer names, #’s and addresses and I’ll get a replacement rim sent to them. I apologize for this inconvenience.
Let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.”
If you have a cracked rim, please contact the store you bought your doumbek from, and have them arrange for a replacement or contact Chris (cwakelin@remo.com) directly at Remo. I’m sure he will be happy to help you out with a replacement. They don’t seem to be currently selling the rims as a replacement part, just replacing cracked ones.
PS- I’ve posted a video on my YouTube channel comparing a couple of the Soloists, and Skyndeep head measuring as well. Many more ME percussion instrument video reviews on the way.
Thanks everyone.
Ted

Comment on Remo Darbuka – cracking problem with rim by Tomas

Tomas — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:41:55 +0000

Hi i just got my new remo external tuned doumbek and i am very happy with the sound and all but after your story matt I do get a bit worried about that rim. Asking myself should I allready buy an extra (spare) rim so there is no risk. And how easy is it to get one. My darbuka’s tend to fall from time to time, just cant help it Ted if you know more about this issue plz let me know. Thanx

Comment on Remo Darbuka – cracking problem with rim by Ted

Ted — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:30:33 +0000

I sell Remo doumbeks and this is the first I’ve heard of that, but I am checking with Remo about this topic and whether or not replacement rims are available.

Comment on ‘Bamedam’ Balkan and Middle Eastern Music and Dance Retreat. (Darbuka heaven) by Jérémy

Jérémy — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:26:04 +0000

Excellent… bravo!

Comment on Free Darbuka downloads- Read this before downloading! by Honorian

Honorian — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:16:07 +0000

I agree with you. Unfortunately most people don’t know how much time, money and efforts are put into a musical project. The thing that spoils musicians most is the fact that their work isn’t honoured the way it should. In fact we (the musicians) are very vulnerable, desolate and moneywise very poor people. The only thing we have is our passion and relatedness for the music nothing else

Comment on Darbuka- ‘Percussion of the Arabic World and Beyond.’ by AL

AL — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:10:33 +0000

Love yr work Matters…
AL

Comment on ‘Bamedam’ Balkan and Middle Eastern Music and Dance Retreat. (Darbuka heaven) by Sazi Steve

Sazi Steve — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:46:32 +0000

Hi Matt, yeah the camp was awesome, still buzzing from it! Soooo much great talent! Speaking of which , it was good to finally meet you! And I have to say again, besides your wicked darbuka, I was really impressed by your tonbak playing! looking forward to next year ; )) All the best, S