Sombati سنباطي
A syncopated 4/4 pattern taught in Egyptian dance music, closely related to Maksum. In this study, the first Tek falls just before beat 2, while the second Dum anchors beat 3. [1]إعزف · إيقاع السنباطيizif.com[2]MaqamWorld · Wahda Sunbati · naming comparisonmaqamworld.com[3]عالم المقامات · Wahda Sunbati · naming comparisonmaqamworld.com
Hear the shape of the rhythm.
BASIC PATTERNThe first Tek arrives on the last sixteenth of beat 1. Keep that syncopation distinct from Maksum, with the second Dum grounded on beat 3.
Names & context
- Arabic name
- سنباطي
- Other names & spellings
- Sunbati · Sonbati · Sumbati
The eight-beat Wahda Sunbati appears under Wahda Kebira. [1]إعزف · إيقاع السنباطيizif.com[2]MaqamWorld · Wahda Sunbati · naming comparisonmaqamworld.com[3]عالم المقامات · Wahda Sunbati · naming comparisonmaqamworld.com
Video tutorials
Watch tutorialSombati: learn the rhythm
Bassem Ramadan Soliman · Spanish · Beginner lesson
Watch & try. Chapter 15 of Bassem’s Spanish course teaches Sombati. Establish the basic phrase and its bass-stroke placement, then compare it with the four-beat study in Rhythms.
باسم رمضان سليمان Bassem Ramadan Soliman · Capítulo 15 Rítmo "Sombati"