Davul Playing Bear Balkan Instrument Travel Mug

This davul drum stainless steel travel mug features a cartoon bear drumming and smiling, with eyes closed, playing a daul or tapan, a Balkan bass drum. This funny drummer mug makes a cool gift for a drummer, drum lover, or tupan or davul player. Lovers of Balkan music and folk dancing will also appreciate this travel mug, since the davul drum is a traditional Balkan instrument used in international folk dancing and Balkan folk dancing.Tupan is the Bulgarian name for a large double-headed bass drum. It is played with a large stick in one hand and a small switch in the other. Large drums like the Turkish davul were used in military bands to scare away the enemy, and it is from these roots that we get the bass drum and marching bands of today. Variations of this drum are played in Iran, Greece, Macedonia, Armenia, Serbia, and Egypt. It is often accompanied by a loud, oboe-like instrument called, among other things, zurna, which sounds like a duck with a head cold. (Remember, this design can be put on any other style or colour of mug, including beer stein and morphing mug. Click on the available options when you view the product.)