Massive Music 
The Darbuki Kings : Doumtekastan (US,2007)***'
Most often with some effect of accompanying droning strings with rhythmical ethno-trances, The Darbuki Kings deliver an almost hypno-danceable pathway and journey to different countries and their traditions, with a rather improvisational playing, but also, more often, with multi-layered arrangements. Basically their tracks consist of Middle Eastern percussion with strummed dance-melodic arrangements. Only “Jurjuna” basically is a percussive improvisation, with a bit of resonating echo in the background.
PS. Having read in their liner notes some customs forced the drummer to present himself as a rock’n roll drummer, because it became clear that in these days of increasing unstoppable and in their midst uncritisized foolishness with religious associations, it is a shame that even promoting Middle Eastern sounds is seen as a suspiscious threat.
The Darbuki Kings are Antonio H.Albarran on laouto, bouzouki and sitar guitar ; Robin Adnan Anders on tabla, tabla beladi, tars, riqq, dahola, muzhar, guitarrón, cumbus, kanun and banjo. Robin is a founding member of the groups Boiled in Lead, Irish rock’n reel and Balkan fun group 3 Mustaphas 3. He has played with the Rolling Stones and Greg Brown.
