In eastern Turkey, two high school friends taught themselves how to make the daf — a shallow drum popular in Kurdish, Persian and Middle Eastern music. Their brand, Elefra Percussion, is a way to preserve a crucial part of Kurdish musical heritage. The World’s Durrie Bouscaren reports.
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