Houman Pourmedhi

Our dayereh was developed with the guidance of Houman Pourmehdi, founder of the Society for the Advancement and Preservation of Traditional Persian Music. Inspired by the virtuoso playing and the spiritual heart of Sufi masters, this drum bridges our Azerbaijani style ghaval and larger diameter Persian dafs. The shallow (2”), medium size (14 5/8” diameter) frame drum is distinguished by a single row of 36 light ring jingles, a sharp bearing edge, and an unusually steep bevel transitioning to a rolled interior profile. The shell is steam bent hardwood, and is fully lathe turned on the interior (for a comfortable grip) and on the outside diameter (for precise thumb anchoring). A sharp bearing edge, facilitating exacting finger snaps and rolls, is paired with an expressive, warm REMO Renaissance head. Please refer to the section on Shared Features for other specifications.