Turkish virtuoso darbuka player Mýsýrlý Ahmet was born as Ahmet Yýldýrým, 1963 in Ankara, Turkey. Mýsýrlý Ahmet's music spans various genres and carries influences from Indian, Arabic, Latin American and jazz music.



Ahmet Yýldýrým started his music life playing a Turkish-style darbuka. He states that he was a fairly ordinary player before his travel to Egypt, to play with and learn from some of the best darbuka players; most of all "to find the meaning of his existence" and "to discover the rhythm".



Yýldýrým lived in the desert-bound valley of Cairo, during which he developed his unique technique, now known as the split-finger technique, which allows for very quick playing.



Yýldýrým came to be known as "Mýsýrlý Ahmet" (Ahmet of Egypt) after his journey. He is called "Ahmed el Turkî" (Turkish Ahmet) in Egypt.