Iqa‘ Bambi is a stretched-out Egyptian 8/4 iqa‘ that beautifully accompanies improvisations and sparse vocal sections. It is customary to start playing Bambi from the 7th beat (the dum before last), thereby emphacizing the 3 consecutive dum-s that start each cycle. An alternate form of Bambi actually starts the measure with the 3 consecutive dum-s.
