In a vibrant celebration of rhythm, heritage, and unity, Malaysia will witness a very special musical gathering - the Dhol Fest, a national record attempt to assemble the largest number of dhol ...

The 300 artists were playing musical instruments from different parts of the country. In a display of diversity of the country, 300 cultural artists, dressed in colourful attire, heralded the 76th ...

Growing up when many people said playing the dhol wasn’t for girls, Ankita Chopra always had her family’s encouragement. Now the Melbourne-based musician is drumming up attention. Melbourne-based ...

It’s the unmistakable beats of Indian music. The sound of the dhol, or two-headed drum, is a call to dance and celebrate, from weddings to festivals and events for Diwali. Dhol player Priya Gakhar ...

Purva Mantri is the first Indian female artiste to bring her Puneri Dhol performance to the US-Canada. Along with singing, she played the 26 kg dhol and other percussion instruments on stage. The act, ...

But used indiscriminately, the dhol can be quite a maddening and destructive instrument. In Maharashtra, thousands of revelers bring out their dhols and tashas during festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi, ...

Percussion instruments are an inherent part of the region’s Sufi shrines. They dominate gatherings at shrines and stir up the atmosphere during the many nocturnal sessions; anyone who has paid a visit ...

He was the one who played Bagha’s dhol in Gupi Bagha Phire Elo. Although Rabi Ghosh mastered the art of matching his hand movements to the beats, but it was Ashim Sengupta playing in the background.

Thirty three-year-old Esha Rajput, who works with Oracle, Mumbai, rushes home from work to get into a nauvari (Maharastrian-style nine-yard sari). She completes the traditional look with a nathni ...