Or he may lay it horizontally over his legs. The player sits cross-legged on the floor, with the drum under his left armpit. The size can vary greatly, from 30 inches in diameter and a length of 45 cm. More recently, musicians have employed dabs of black paste, known as Syahi, to change the tone of the drum, following the Indian tradition. If needed, the skin can be held near a fire to tighten it. The skin is glued and clamped to the edge with a strip of red goatskin. Zerbghalis are more durable than clay, but more expensive, with some being made out of wood. Several drums are common in Afghanistan, including a skin-covered open-ended drum from India, a drum similar to the Indian tabla, and a Pashtun double drum known as the dholak which is played by hand in a sitting position, similar to the dohol, which is hung around the neck with a ribbon and played with sticks.ĭrums may be glazed or unglazed. The zerbghali and the tumbak fall into the same family of Oriental goblet drums as the Moroccan darbuka and the doumbek of Azerbaijan.
In contrast with the Persian tumbak, which has a wooden body, the zerbghali is made of clay throughout Afghanistan. The shape of the zerbghali is derived from Persian forms.
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