ABSTRACT
Dabachi see dobači. Daboo bowl-shaped drum used in an Afro-Caribbean
ensemble during the East Indian festival of Hosein. See also “Steel Band/Pan,” p. 363.
D’acciaio (It), (made) of steel. D’acier (Fr), (made) of steel. Daf Turkish frame drum. Also du. Dahinā right-hand drum of the tablā. Dai byoshi large (18 inches by 18 inches) Japanese
double-headed barrel drum played with two beaters. Daiko generic name for a Japanese drum. Dāira frame drum with one head from India. Da’ira original generic name of round drums in Arab
countries; since advent of Islam, means tambourine with jingles and pellet bells.
