Meet Raquy Danziger - a celebrated Darbuka performer, teacher, and composer known worldwide for her expertise on the Middle Eastern Darbuka drum. 

We are a full-time traveling family. We love art, music, and people and interview some of the wonderful people we meet. We met Raquy in Istanbul, Turkey, where she is now based.

About Raquy
Hailing from unlikely Western roots, Raquy has distinguished herself as a unique phenomenon and earned a place of renown in the genre. She has collaborated and performed with some of the most famous Middle Eastern drummers in the world and has given concerts and workshops across the USA, Canada, The Middle East, Asia, Europe, Russia, and South America. 

Raquy specializes in the Turkish split-hand technique. This style was born twenty years ago when Turkish drummers began splitting the hand, thus attaining unprecedented speed and dexterity. In 2012 Raquy opened her “Darbuka Ofis” in downtown Istanbul, where she trains daily under the direction of her teacher, master drummer Bünyamin Olguncan.  Her Ofis has become a center for drumming, attracting drummers from all over the world who flock to Istanbul to learn from Raquy and Bünyamin.

EPSIODE LINKS

• https://raquy.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/RaquyDanziger/
• https://www.instagram.com/raquytabla/
• https://soundcloud.com/raquytabla
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzPUz0KpcUxPsl2uXH8S8NQ
• https://www.etsy.com/shop/RaquyArt
• https://www.instagram.com/darbukaschool/
• https://darbukaschool.com/
• http://www.raquydrumstore.com/

▬ CONTENT OF THIS VIDEO ▬ 
(00:00:01) - Discovering Istanbul's Music and Art
(00:15:26) - Drumming Lessons and Online Classes

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