The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion
family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of
small metal jingles, called "zils". Classically the term tambourine
denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have
 a head at all. Tambourines are often used with regular percussion sets.
 They can be mounted, but position is largely down to preference.
Tambourines come in many shapes with the most common being circular. It
is found in many forms of music: Turkish folk music, Greek folk music,
Italian folk music, classical music, Persian music, gospel music, pop
music and rock music. Timbrel or tabret (the tof of the ancient Hebrews,
 the deff of Islam, the adufe of the Moors of Spain), the principal
musical instrument of percussion of the Israelites, similar to the
modern tambourine.