Al-ras
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The Al-Ras drum
is a large drum used in the battle dance Ayyala, a folk dance
of Qatar
and U.A.E.. The Al-ras leads the dance and sets the beat for the smaller Takhamir drums that follow.
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
is a large drum used in the battle dance Ayyala, a folk dance
Folk dance
The term folk dance describes dances that share some or all of the following attributes:*They are dances performed at social functions by people with little or no professional training, often to traditional music or music based on traditional music....
of Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
and U.A.E.. The Al-ras leads the dance and sets the beat for the smaller Takhamir drums that follow.