Is it worth to be a darbuka player?

[aalil]

Hello..
I have an important questions and will be very happy for some honset answers.
As a beginner who loves the darbuka drum very much i want to know the following:

1) Will it be hard to find a job as a darbuka player (after i will have  the right experience)? I am form Miami.
2) Does a professional darbuka player get paid a suitable salary for every event?

I will be very happy to get some answers from the experience players...

best regards
Halil

[Omar Madni]

Been completely honest with you it’s very tough to get enough to lead a comfortable life, it’s obviously worth been a Darbuka player, as it’s such an unique art and deserve to be promoted, but it’s unfortunate that there are not much payment given on events, so even talented people don’t take it all that seriously.

[Al-Abbasi]

Passion in my view can make us do anything, so even with been not having salary or any fixed amount, it is still a very passionate work for many, I want to be a Darbuka player, but I am not so passionate to be working without a proper salary, as life goes not go ahead without income.

[Saqeef Khan]

It’s an art and when we are doing something like this then salary / money does not really matter, if we really wish to become serious players then our aim has to be on the performance not the money, it’s the only way we will truly justice this art!

[Shiek Suleman]

Yes, it is worth but we need to be really good at it, i have a friend who gets salary of 1k for every play and usually he has to do 5-6 plays a month, so he is pretty happy with what he is getting, but not everyone can get this much right away.