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A type of kettle drum used in Egypt and Sudan, often played in pairs and used in traditional ceremonies and festivities.

A goblet-shaped drum played with fingers, it's used mainly in Middle Eastern music for intricate and fast rhythmic patterns.

A type of tambourine with a frame usually made of wood and jingles. It is commonly used to play complex rhythms in classical and pop Middle Eastern music.

A large frame drum with metal rings on the inside used in Sufi and Kurdish music. It creates a rich, resonant sound.

Small metal cymbals used as a rhythmic instrument, played in pairs and hit against each other to produce a high-pitched ringing sound, commonly used in belly dance music.

A small hand-held drum used in folkloric music. Made with a wooden frame, it produces a subtle and delicate sound.

While not a percussion instrument, the Rebab is a bowed string instrument with a distinctive sound, essential in Middle Eastern music for melody.

A small frame drum used in Islamic devotional music known as Dhikr. It accompanies chanting and singing during spiritual gatherings.

A Persian goblet drum made of wood with a sheepskin head, played with fingers and palms to produce a variety of tones.

A broad category of drums with a drumhead width greater than its depth. It includes instruments like the Daf and Bendir, and is commonly used in folk and spiritual music genres.

Not to be confused with the Indian tabla, this is a pair of hand drums, small and large, used in Arabic music ensembles for classical and popular genres.

A type of frame drum with a wooden frame and a tunable skin head, often with snare-like strings, used mainly in North African and Sufi music.

A larger variant of the Darbuka with a deeper tone, often used to complement the Darbuka by providing a bass rhythm in a percussion ensemble.

Another name for the Tombak, a Persian drum played with fingers, which has a significant role in Persian classical music.