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Dhol drum rhythm

Also known as dhol

Dhol drum rhythm: photograph by Suyash Dwivedi
Photo: Suyash Dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Hit the two heads of a barrel dhol with a stick and a thin switch to the tempo as bhangra-style beats scroll.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of India.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of South Asia.

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