Laz / Mantilatos لاز / مانتيلاتوس
A 7/8 dance study grouped 2 + 2 + 3, with two short groups and a longer ending. Laz is associated with the Black Sea region; Mantilatos is a Thracian dance with the same grouping. [1]Sakis Laios / musicking · Mantilatos (7/8, 2–2–3)musicking.gr[2]Raquy Danziger · Laaz 7 and regional rhythm traditionsraquy.com[3]Darbuka Planet · Popular Turkish Rhythm Lazdarbukaplanet.com
Hear the shape of the rhythm.
BASIC PATTERNCount seven eighth notes as 1–2, 1–2, 1–2–3. Play Dum at the start of each short group and Tek at the start of the long group. Classic adds light Ka and Tek strokes; keep the final three eighths even.
2 + 2 + 3 · eighth-note groups
Names & context
- Arabic name
- لاز / مانتيلاتوس
- Arabic alternatives
- لاز · مانتيلاتوس · مانديلاتوس
- Other names & spellings
- Laz · Laaz · Mantilatos · Mandilatos
This study follows the Dum–Dum–Tek Mantilatos pattern documented by Sakis Laios. Regional versions and paired phrases can change the bass and rim strokes while keeping the seven-eighth-note cycle. [1]Sakis Laios / musicking · Mantilatos (7/8, 2–2–3)musicking.gr[2]Raquy Danziger · Laaz 7 and regional rhythm traditionsraquy.com[3]Darbuka Planet · Popular Turkish Rhythm Lazdarbukaplanet.com
Video tutorials
Watch tutorialLaz: a seven-eighth-note pattern
Darbuka Planet · Instrumental · Beginner lesson
Watch & try. Count 2 + 2 + 3 while following Darbuka Planet’s Laz demonstration. Compare its Dum–Tek–Dum accents with the app’s Dum–Dum–Tek study, keeping the longer final group steady.
Darbukaplanet · Darbuka Rhythm- LAZ Played On ZAZA 16'' Blue Darbuka, W/ Internal Jingles