DO-TABLÉ

"Do" in Farsi means "two". This may help to understand that this instrument is made from a large and a small drum set side by side. It is a wartime instrument used by the Kurds, hung from the neck of horses and played to motivate the warriors. Similar to the tâs, the du-tablé consists of metallic bowls covered with skin fastened by belts on the sides by two short leather straps. The larger drum has a more base tone whereas the smaller drum has a sharper tone. Do-tablé is similar to the Indian Tabla, except in that the Tabla has a more diffused sound and is played with the fingers.