Zarb or tombak

Zarb or tombak / tmobak / dombak / tmobak / tabnag / khomak / khomac / tombalak / tombalac / dombak / donbak / dun-balag / zirbaghali. Origin: Persia, 3000 Bc ( Khuzestan)
Zarb is an Arabic word which means : ” hit “, Persians gave it the meaning of ” rhythm “, ” beat ” in a measure and ” tempo “. This drum was also often named ” Tombak ” or ” Dombak “, probably because of the two sounds reproduced in the syllables “tom ” and ” bak “. Nowadays this term sounds a bit pejorative because it refers to ancient times when the zarb was held as a second class instrument and little was asked to the player. From other sources of information, tombak would come from tabnag, which was the first percussion alike the modern intrument. Others think, tombak would come from dun-balag (small tail). Some say the origin comes from khormac which is a small container in baked clay. The Zarb is a one side drum whose large and stout body windens at the bottom, carved in maple, walnut or mulberry tree. The membrane is made of lamb, goat , sheep, gazelle, fish skin. The skin is stretched and glued on the instrument brims. The upper part of the body used as a bridge, is only a few millimeters thick. There are three distinctive parts : the body, (tané), the horn (nafir), the skin (pouste). Other models are available, in baked clay or in metal.
Performers: Râdji Khân, Iran – Hossein ( Hoseyn ) Téhérâni or Tehrâni or Tehrani, Iran – Djamchid Chemirani, Iran – Djahangir Behesti, Iran – Dariush Zarbafian, Iran – Reza Torchizi Nejad – Kamram Klaji – Madjid Khaladj, Iran – Saber Kakavand -