Dholak, once a permanent feature of any Holi celebration, seems to be losing ground to digitized music, DVDs and DJs. "Earlier, I used to sell at least 100 dholaks during Holi season. But for the past ...
Listen: Folk and classical traditions blend in this dadra by Rasoolan Bai, accompanied by the dholak
The dholak, a cylindrical twin-headed drum, has a ubiquitous presence throughout northern India. It forms an inseparable part of many forms of folk music ensembles and is also used in informal musical ...
KARACHI: The crowd on Sunday, the second day of I Am Karachi Music Festival, was nothing like the first day’s crowd. The people just kept pouring in and Port Grand, where the programme was being ...
A son was born to Ustad Nobi Bukhsh, music director of musicals, in 1903 in a village called Naal, near Bikaner, Rajasthan. His first tabla performance was at the age of six, after which he continued ...
Hyderabad: Dholak ke Geet, the folk music of Hyderabad, is on its road to revival with city-based radio station Radio Charminar recording 15 songs in pure Hyderabadi dialect and releasing them on ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh and lauded him as "a combination of talent and tradition." During the "memorable' meeting", the two discussed music, culture, and India's ...
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