A Dayereh is a medium-sized frame drum with jingles used to accompany both popular and classical music in Iran. Dayereh is one of the most famous frame drums in Persia and Central Asia.
Dayereh is membrane-phonic instrument with wooden frame which made from a soft wood in a form of circle. The frame is perforated by rectangular holes in which a pairs of metal plates are attached (the number of holes is between 3 and 4) and one side of that is closed with goat skin.
The sound is produced by hitting the membrane with the left and right hand. The left hand, which in the same time is holding the Dayereh is hitting on the edges and the right hand is hitting in the center. The Dayereh is most often used for keeping the rhythm in the folk songs and dances.