WHAT ARE DHOL DRUMS?
The dhol is a drum (a percussion musical instrument) widely used in Persia, Armenia, the Indian/Pakistani province of Punjab and Gujarat. It is said to have been invented by the Persian/Afghanis. The dhol is a rather bulky double-sided barrel drum played mostly as an accompanying instrument to the traditional Punjabi dance of Bhangra, the traditional dance of Gujarat, Raas, and the religious music of Sufism, Qawwali.