Bambi بَمبي
An Egyptian rhythm played here in Omar Kattan’s 4/4 version, with light alternating rim strokes, a clear Tek response and two closing Dums that lead back into the first Dum. [1]Omar Kattan · Bambi patterns (4/4)youtube.com[2]MaqamWorld · Bambi / بَمبيmaqamworld.com[3]عالم المقامات · Bambi / بَمبيmaqamworld.com
Hear the shape of the rhythm.
BASIC PATTERNFollow Omar Kattan’s four-beat version: Dum on 1, 4 and the “and” of 4, with the main Tek on the “and” of 2. Basic follows his first written bar; Classic follows the accented Ka variation in the second bar.
Names & context
- Arabic name
- بَمبي
- Arabic alternatives
- بمب
- Other names & spellings
- Bamb · Bamby
Also called Bamb. MaqamWorld writes Bambi in 8/4; this study follows Omar Kattan’s four-beat count. At the same quarter-note BPM, the 4/4 cycle runs twice as fast as the eight-beat notation. [1]Omar Kattan · Bambi patterns (4/4)youtube.com[2]MaqamWorld · Bambi / بَمبيmaqamworld.com[3]عالم المقامات · Bambi / بَمبيmaqamworld.com
Video tutorials
Watch tutorialBambi: patterns and variations
Omar Kattan · Instrumental · Beginner lesson
Watch & try. Follow Omar’s 4/4 Bambi patterns on darbuka. Start with the first written bar, then try the accented Ka variation while keeping the closing Dum strokes clear.
Omar Kattan Percussion · 🔹 DARBUKA TUTORIAL | BAMBI patterns