Dhol-tasha troupes won’t be allowed to occupy city junctions for more than 20 minutes this Ganeshotsav. “Every troupe will be allowed maximum 100 members. Only three troupes would be allowed for the ...

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 ...

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, ...

As the whole state of Maharashtra reverberates with anticipation of its most-awaited festival Ganeshotsav, one can see bands of youngsters huddled under city flyovers and open spaces, practicing for ...

CHENNAI: Phrases like starting the New Year with a ‘bang’ or starting the New Year on a ‘high note’ acquire new dimensions when you experience 40 Puneri dhols, tols, and tashas being played at the ...

Pupinder Mintu’s ‘Didgeridoo Bhangra’ reached number 4 on the MTV Asia Top 10 chart in 1996. The music video was directed by filmmaker Anupam Sharma and featured Sydney’s iconic landmarks. Blak ...

As the city celebrates one of its favourite and most-awaited festivals, Ganeshotsav, one cannot undermine the energy that dhol tasha pathaks bring into the celebrations. Pune boasts of 170 dhol tasha ...

KUALA KUBU BARU: Come Sept 6, the township of Kuala Kubu Baru in Hulu Selangor will reverberate with the sound of hundreds of Punjabi drums called dhols. In fact, a total of 306 dhols will beat in ...

No puja is complete without the dhak dhol (local drums). In Nilphamari, Durga Puja is being held on a small scale due to the coronavirus pandemic this time, but there is still no alternative to the ...