Tunisia’s frame drum is most often called the dof — a regional name for the same bendir family found across the Maghreb — and it carries a distinct ritual role here, central to stambali, a trance ceremony blending sub-Saharan African and Islamic influence brought north by enslaved West and Central Africans over centuries. Tunisian bendir/dof playing also has its own recognizable solo style, built on a fast, driving 6/8 pulse distinct from the Moroccan approach documented elsewhere on this site.