Arabian rhythms for electronic dance music
Here are some websites that have transcriptions of traditional non-Western drum rhythms, mostly of Arabian origin but a with a few other things in the mix too.
Most transcription systems are based on oral teaching systems; a low note (centre of a drum skin) is called something like dum and a high note (edge of a drum skin) is called tak or ka.
As most of these rhythms are from traditional forms of music that involved dancing, these beats are tried and tested rhythms and are a great basis for programming up dance grooves.. Try replacing dum strokes with a kick drum and tak and ka strokes with two different snares or different velocity hits on the same snare.
Jas’s Middle Easterm Rhythms
Kamuran’s Guide for Doumbek Players
Quick and Dirty Guide to the Dumbek
Kesslari’s Advanced Doumbek Rhythms
Arabic Drumming Rhythms
Ancient Future – Arabic Rhythms Patterns
Crispy Neurons – Dumbek Rhythms
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