Yet these kinds of duos have not always been the case. As attested in 1923, the youth gathered to dance to the rhythm of the bare pandero, with no other music instrument implicated but the player's (a woman's) voice. Riq The riq (also spelled riqq or rik) is a type of tambourine used as a traditional instrument in Arabic music. It is an important instrument in both folk and classical music throughout the Arabic-speaking world. The instruments are widely known as shakers. Dayereh A dayereh (or doyra, dojra, dajre, doira, daire) is a medium-sized frame drum with jingles used to accompany both popular and classical music in Iran (Persia), the Balkans, and many central Asian countries such as Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It is a percussion instrument, and is something intermediate between a drum and a tambourine. Kanjira The kanjira or ganjira is a South Indian frame drum of the tambourine family. It is mostly used in Carnatic music concerts (South Indian classical music) as a supporting instrument for the mridangam. The instrument is called ( in the northern Hindi-speaking parts of India and is a common instrument in orchestras and solos. Nepal also has a variety of tambourines, going by the names , damphu (), , and (). Tar Tar () is a single-headed frame drum of Turkish origin, but is commonly played in North Africa and the Middle East. Timbrel Timbrel or tabret (the of the ancient Hebrews, the deff of Islam, the adufe of the Moors of Spain), the principal musical instrument of percussion of the Israelites, similar to the modern tambourine. Rabana A rabana (plural raban) is a one-sided traditional tambourine played with the hands, used in Sri Lanka. Rebana Rebana is a Malay tambourine that is used in Islamic devotional music in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore. See also Frame drum Dayereh Bendir Daf Riq Timbrel Tamborim Ravanne Bodhrán Sistrum References External links Ancient Greek musical instruments Ancient Egyptian musical instruments Idiophones Directly struck membranophones Orchestral percussion instruments Drum kit components Hand percussion Rhythm section Hand drums