The Dhol Foundation is a collection of professional and semi-professional UK musicians giving the centuries-old drumming traditions of the Punjab a modern twist. |
Live music, Irish dancers, Dhol drummers, Silkie the Clown, face painting and fairground rides were part of the entertainment. |
Similar large cylindrical drums are the Turkish folk davul and the South Asian dhol. |
The rhythmic beats of a drum called a dhol accompany a dance with expansive movements. |
There are great melodies aplenty, serious dhol beating, and a variety of solos on the whole range of reeds and brass, plus a persistent bassline played on a sousaphone. |
Other instruments include the dotara, dhol, flute, and tabla. |