This post was updated April 1 at 10:5 p.m. As colorful sarees and embroidered kurtas filled the dance floor, wedding guests danced to the beat of Bollywood music and Neil Pal’s dhol. Pal, a ...

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 ...

While the originations of the dhol are not known with complete certainty, what is known is that it is a sound that has migrated. Sunny Jain After composing and transcribing music for my wedding day, ...

Turn on the radio, open Spotify, or scroll through Instagram reels—Punjabi pop is everywhere. And not just in Punjab. From Mumbai's clubs to Delhi's gyms to Canada's weddings, Punjabi beats have taken ...

Why is Punjabi pop so addictive? We explore how it has gone from being a regional sound to India's musical phenomenon.

Punjabi music often features upbeat rhythms, many types of drums including the dhol drum and string instruments such as the tumbi paired with fast tempos. From weddings to birthday parties, Punjabi ...

Lucknow: Dressed in traditional attires, people of Punjabi community celebrated Lohri with ‘dhol', ‘giddha' and music on Monday. Besides being a harvest festival, Lohri holds special relevance for ...

It was eight years ago that Sunny Jain first fell in love with the dhol. The dhol is a double-headed Indian drum that Jain wears strapped across his torso like a huge, resonant appendage. When he ...

Tumbi, with its rather sharp twang, is one of the most recognised Punjabi sounds there is. Once central in folk songs, it is ...

Streams of Punjabi music have seen a massive rise, but some fans aren't pleased with the direction the genre is heading in. The 2002-hit Mundian To Bach Ke by UK-based producer Panjabi MC is what put ...

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The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Diljit Dosanjh performs at the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. He is the ...