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Tonbak and also tombak, Donbak, Dombak or Zarb is an Iranian goblet drum. It is considered the principal percussion instrument of Persian music.
Tonbak is a single-headed goblet drum and it is very similar to Arabic or Turkish Darbuka.
Its body was made of wood, clay, and rarely metal but it is made of wood now.
Tonbak has different parts such as skin, large opening, throat, small opening.
Instructor:
- B.A. in Playing of Persian Instruments from Tehran University of Art
- Instructor at Guilan University
- Arash Saeediyan began studying music with Tombak and percussion instruments in 1998. He also learned to play Oud, Setar, Tanbour, Dotar and etc.
- He learned under the supervision of the maestros, Mohammad Reza Lotfi, Hossein Mehrani, and Mohammad Reza Ebrahimi.
- Arash Saeediyan cooperated with many different music bands such as Hamnavazan, Khamoush, Mahtabroo, and Kohan. He also performed in many Iranian and international festivals and concerts such as the joint performance of Ud with the great maestro of the contemporary world in Oud, Naseer Shamma under the supervision of Saye-e Roshan music band at the Al-anshade Music Festival in Algeria in 2015, Participation in different Fajr International Music Festival editions, and participation in Persian Classical Music Festival. He performed in various concerts and festivals.
- He collaborated with Maestro Majid Derakhshani in Khorshid music band and he also participated in the record of his albums. He also collaborated on the record of many albums as a musician or a composer such as Sahhar Khani, Norouz Saba, Badban Shekasteh, Sarkhosh, Narang and etc.
- “Sahar Khani” album won the award for the best traditional album at Iraj Bastami’s Festival in 2014.
