mazhar

Japanese: mazhar
mazhar

...This single-sided drum is held in front of the player like a shield, with the left hand supporting the lower part of the frame, and the player strikes the membrane with the fingertips of both hands to produce a variety of tones and rhythms. This drum is the same type as the one called daff or tar in Arabic, def or mazhar in Turkish, but the name daira is more common in Iran, Pakistan and Arab countries. It is also known as daira in Georgia, doira in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan, and daire in Albania and Macedonia in Eastern Europe.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この一面太鼓は奏者が左手で枠の下部を支えて,あたかも盾のごとく前に構え,両手の指先で膜面をたたきさまざまな音色とリズムを作り出す。 この太鼓はやはりアラビア語でドゥッフ(ダッフdaff)またはタールṭār,トルコ語でデフdef,マズハルmazharと呼ばれるものと同種であるが,ダーイラの名称はイラン,パキスタン,アラブ諸国で一般的である。またグルジアではダイラdaira,ウズベキスタンやタジキスタン,アフガニスタンではドイラdoira,また東ヨーロッパのアルバニアやマケドニアではダイレdaireの呼称で知られる。…

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