Riq Comparison 

Guess I'll just buy them all lol Always loved these things.

what a beautiful instrument. I have a Riq myself and have been playing it since 1995. I own an Egyptian Riq.

Very well played and useful to get an idea of the differences, thanks!

Wonderful! thank you!

The diversity in tones and styles here is phenomenal. I'm lucky enough to own several riqs by Cooperman (as they are the only ones available to me at this time). Two of them are quite small (8 1/2") and lightweight, and one has a fantastic spotted fish skin head which sounds really unique and expressive. I wish I could get my hands on a Kervork, but it's not likely to find a used one in the USA, and so I 'make do' with the Coopermans, which are really quite good. I also obtained a nice selection of zils of all different sizes, weights and materials, and right away I customized my riqs with different sounding combinations of zils, which really adds to the diversity of sounds. I think all the riqs in this comparison have synthetic heads; it would be nice to have heard some other options such as goat or fish skin as well. Nevertheless, this demonstration is really excellent in helping you to decide what sort of instrument you might want to pursue. Good luck and happy riqqing!

Love it all!

You are a great percussionist, i saw you yesterday in the Dead Can Dance concert. Peace.

Terima kasih...........allamdulilah

bem diferenty ke no brasil muito legau

where to buy any of these amazing Riqs?

Question is any from the kivork 25 cm for sale ??

kevork at 5:30 is my favorite.

Mudah juga ya cara bermain rik

relly frusterated been looking everywhere to buy o ne where do I get it!

Thanks for this great video. I'm just curious (David or anyone else) - is one kind of Riq generally louder than another - for instance, plastic head vs. natural head?

The plastic 25cm kivork is it for sale ??

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Yet no links!! 😇😇😇😇😇😇😇