Souhail Kaspar doumbek solo 

We just finished a workshop with Souhail and also bought his DVD that this solo is taken from. I would recommend both the DVD and his workshops highly - he is a master musician and teacher.

Very inspiring...Souhail is definitely one of the greatest doumbek players on the planet today. Thanks for posting.

I can never watch this video enough. How awesome it would be to have this person as a teacher. Truly amazing. My fingers hurt just watching him!

It's such a joyful pleasure to see this master at work.

Usted, it is a pleasure to see and hear you play, and to see you smile.

I've watched a ton of tabla/dumbek solos on RU-vid, and out of all of them I think this is one of the most musical and enjoyable. Lots of others are very fast but have no pulse or dynamics. Split hand and all that stuff is neat but everyone seems to be overdoing it right now. Also I think as players we need to remember that if the only people we entertain are other drummers, that's a very insular type of success. Thank you for your dedication Souhail!

he is my teacher and i am blessed to know him so well

I love this. I have long enjoyed and followed this artist's career. He continues to be such a positive influence in the music world and brings playfulness and joy to each and every performance.

great performence , amazing,thank you.

Souhail, you are an amazing doumbek player! I love the way you smile and show your enjoyment when playing the drum. You bring that warmth and enjoyment to the audiences. Well done!

He is amazing - I took a workshop with him about 5 months ago, with 12 other drummers. He's a hard instructor, and demands perfection. Get his instructional DVD, it'll show you the perfect technique (at least his, anyway).

This was recorded in UCLA's Middle Eastern Music Ethonomusicology class in 2001 or 2002. I happened to be there and the guy kicked some serious ass.

lovely tonal quality and gud composition...

absolutely awesome

what a talent! great musician !

I LOVE THIS!!! I imagine that I am dancing!

This musician is a master! Great stuff!!!

I would like to thanks everyone who watch my video and I appreciate every comment! Please stay healthy and be safe love to you all!

amazing, such incredible precision, makes the beats flow effortlessly... tried to be like this guy with this Doumbek Master app I downloaded for my iPhone. If I could have even 1% of this guy's talent I would be happy :)

What feeling!!! I love your tabla playing!!

I just met Souhail Kasper today for part one of a two day Tablah workshop. His extreme musicianship is equally matched with his warm personality, humor, and attention to detail in teaching the classical techniques to playing the Tablah correctly. He has a great instructional DVD (which I am taking a break from watching to post this) which shows everything it takes to get that good, provided of course you practice all the time! His web site is neareastmusic.

WOA, mind blowing skills.

I LOVE THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Souhail, I am practicing the Riqq every day and am very much looking forward to your next lessons when you make it back to Winston-Salem. I am sorry there are people who seem to need to criticize you, obviously they are people who have never met you and don't have any idea of what level of Master you really are. You teach in a way that does not "show off" your skills and I feel blessed that I had the opportunity to learn from you! Safe Travels, Dave

I love the sound of his drum

thank you very much.

This is incredible...

Thank you

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!

I'm totally impressed with your skills!

just amazing

He is awesome! Amazing!

You play it like tell a sweet love story , I love it!! ;D

he is awarsome so amizing. Bravoooooo mashalah

Come on guys he is just amazing!!..out of this world...

I totally agree with what you say about every hippy playing the same way. Khalilullah, I understand what you are saying, and I have seen many the "hippy" way of playing which (in my experience) 90% of the time falls quite short of the "Classical" fingering. From what I have seen of your playing you hold dear the Classical ways and I respect that! The key is to take the old ways and improvise them into what works well for you, which in my opinion you do! Bravo!

Thank you very much for understanding the different between classical & Street drummers.I prescient your comment.

Fantastic performance, you are a true Master of the Doumbek. I will share this with my drumming students although it will make me less impressive to them hahaha lease post more :-))

Yes, Faisal is a great player...very humble and a great guy too.

EXTRAORDINARY..........!!

This is one of the way to get involved the crowd))

WHAT A GOOD PLAYER!!!! I`m playing tarabuka too!Its my job...and i just want to ask you mr Souhail Kaspar...how can I be one of your students!!!! CAN YOU TEECH ME???????????????????????????

Gettin' down, gettin' funkaaaaaay

I love you Sohail. I will treasure your art deep in my heart. Don't forget to contact me when you come to London. Your friend Aly el Minyawi. xxx

The legend.

MAAAAAAAATE! UR VERY GOOD , may god send u his blessings souhail! :P:P

Hi Dave,thank you very much for your kind compliment.when someone try criticism me,I call it a jealousy. Because they cannot do anything except criticism people. Don't worry about that. I know myself.

wooaoo.. is great master drummer....!!! i will like how my teacher..!

Allways ammmmmaizing SOU SOU

hermoso!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He crushed it. I want a doumbek, now.

damn good

magnifico

I like this guys style

i watched ur vids, theyr good...better than me :)

YOU ARE JUST THE BEST!

Just amazing!! I am also learning but i just can make those fast movements. Can anyone helpme

this guy is rockin'

Sweet!

omg man I feel your pain!!!! I been playing for a long time and I can't get the fast hits right either. lol and I can't get my drum to sound good either, its either that or I hit it wrong I dunno I need help I learned on my own...

Nice!

world in the best MISIRLI AHMET you are fantastic

cool)i lke it

Insane!

❤❤❤

Genius!

I am from Los Angeles

@crudnup - OK, I don't actually read the responses very often. But I'm lmao over your post!

Silence is also a note - it's important to play it every once in a while...

muito bom

Guru!

Trust me there is no pain if there is appreciation.

nice

Was your comment pointing to me?

Thanks, post a video im sure you will do pretty good to. :)

You are correct, Souhail. There is no substitute for correct technique and "perfect" practice! I am getting together with Omid tomorrow to work with live Riqq practice. Thank you for the inspiration that you have given me! Namaste, Dave

I would love to go to Spain, I am looking for sponsor. thank you.

epic

FIVE STAR!!!!

where do you get a drum like that

yeah where do i get a drum :P

You really think Amir is that bad? I like his musical sense. Who do you like?

What's the low end instrument the other guy is playing?

5:07 hahahaa :D :)))))))

dude write this misirli ahmet and listen this guy he is from turkey he is our best drammer lol...

He should listen to Amir. That guy is GOOD.

My guess is that he wasn't applauding himself, he was telling the audience to clap in time so that he could solo over them

you should have lısten onur! he is a great master l had never saw someone play dabruka as hım

si très chiqe mestre souhil

Какой весёлый музыкант!

ملاعبي خطير

Khalilullah, I looked at your page and heard the "Kongfoofingers". If that is you playing then I must say you have some amazing chops. I just do not agree with you trashing someone who is obviously a great player. Show some respect for the time and effort it took to get there. And then take the "classic" ways and build upon them to allow music to evolve, which you obviously do. Respect, Dave

Why he jokingly asks the audience at :34 to respond to his solo that is rather simplistic, is beyond me.He does have excellent time, though.

sen ne anlarsin, adam master, anlamini biliyorsan...

what kind of doumbek is that

A symphony still plays Beethoven in the way he wrote his music in the late 1700s. Does that make it "stereotypical"? "Classical" simply means the old way of playing music in a way that has stood the test of time.

Aslanim kardes, I am not saying i play better then him and i never sad he cant play darbuka. I gived my opinion about this vid. I just tought it was regular performance. And i do have my own videos, check my channel.

The only way you get good at anything is practice and proper instruction. Actually, what he's doing in this video is not that difficult. He's a great doumbek player, but there are many out there.

close one eye, cover the drum up with your finger, have fun

It's beter to get good technique first and then worry about speed later. Having a top-notch drum helps too... Souhail isn't doing stuff that's all that tough to do, he just is doing it perfectly (technique, remember?) :) Practice practice practice