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product_id: 9053845
title: "Doumbek Delight Book"
brand: "mid-east"
price: "KSh8038"
currency: KES
in_stock: false
reviews_count: 4
url: https://www.desertcart.co.ke/products/9053845-doumbek-delight-book
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# Doumbek Delight Book

**Brand:** mid-east
**Price:** KSh8038
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

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- **What is this?** Doumbek Delight Book by mid-east
- **How much does it cost?** KSh8038 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- mid-east enthusiasts

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## Description

Doumbek Instruction. Origin Country: USA. 1 lbs. Made by Mid-East.This book provides a 30 Lesson Course in Middle Eastern Drumming, with Basic Music Theory. Spiral bound, 8 1/2 by 11 inches, 111 pages, beautifully illustrated. By Mary Ellen Donald. (1976)Includes: Basic music theory. Simple and fancy drum techniques. Middle Eastern rhythms. Guidelines for creating rhythmical variations. Tips for accompanying belly dancers, and practice suggestions. Companion CD's sold separately. Mary Ellen Donald has been involved in Middle Eastern music as a dance student and a musician since the late 1960's. She is known by many as the "Guru of finger cymbal playing." Mary Ellen studied dance with Jamila Salimpour, drum and tambourine with Vince Delgado, Tony Lammam, and various Arab drummers. She has written, produced and published several books and tapes on Middle Eastern music. Since the 1970's she has performed in numerous concerts, on albums including Magda Helmy, Gallal Kutub, Yusel Mostafa, and Light Rain, and on the soundtrack ABC-TV series, the Young Indiana Jones. Mary Ellen continues to be in high demand as a musician, teacher, and organizer of events. Her youthful vitality and highly developed sensitivity to music may be partially attributed to her being legally blind.Excerpt from The Caravan, Vol. 13, #6, May/June 1997

Review: Great content, terrible quality and print. - Great information but this book has been photo copied so many times it’s really hard to read and make out the print in areas. It’s the worse quality reading material I’ve ever paid for.
Review: Less is more - Yes it's 46 years old. But was one of the first books of its kind during that time. The author still teaches. I sold my origional copy. I'm so glad to purchase this again. I'm almost positive, it has instructions for replacing the drum skin. Can't wait to receive the old friend.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0014C9928 |
| Customer Reviews | 3.5 3.5 out of 5 stars (4) |
| Date First Available | February 19, 2008 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 0.035 ounces |
| Item model number | LDDD |
| Product Dimensions | 0.5 x 10 x 12 inches |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐ Great content, terrible quality and print.
*by J***. on November 21, 2019*

Great information but this book has been photo copied so many times it’s really hard to read and make out the print in areas. It’s the worse quality reading material I’ve ever paid for.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Less is more
*by E***. on February 9, 2022*

Yes it's 46 years old. But was one of the first books of its kind during that time. The author still teaches. I sold my origional copy. I'm so glad to purchase this again. I'm almost positive, it has instructions for replacing the drum skin. Can't wait to receive the old friend.

### ⭐⭐⭐ good, but very dry
*by F***E on May 31, 2009*

I wanted to like it, because I respect Mary Ellen Donald alot, but if I'm honest with myself, the book is extremely dry, and boring. I am not sure the two products are meant to be companion products, but the CD called "Drum and Dance / 30 Doumbek and Djembe Rhythms" by T. Roy is the EXACT same material, but MUCH easier to learn and practice with, so I reccommend that instead.

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*Last updated: 2026-03-22*