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دف
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Also known as def

Daf (), also known as dâyere and riq, is an Iranian frame drum musical instrument, also used in popular and classical music in Persian-influenced South and Central Asia, such as in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Turkey many regions of Georgia, Armenia, Pakistan as well as in parts of India and Russian polar regions. It is also popular among Balkans, Caucasians, Bukharan Jews, Kurds, and Macedonians.

Key facts

Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc
Handle-less frame drum with one usable membrane
Instrument.related
Buben, tambourine, kanjira, frame drum, parai
Instrument.name
Daf
Instrument.names
Dafli, dap, def, tef, defi, gaval, duf, duff, dof
Instrument.image
Pair of dafs.jpg
Instrument.background
Percussion
Instrument.classification
Directly struck membranophones
Instrument.range
High sound of jingles, plus some have a skin with a lower sound
Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
211.311

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Wikidata facts

Image
Daf-isfahan.jpg
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Commons category
Dafs
different from
kaval
Hornbostel-Sachs classification
211.311

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