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The dholak can be anywhere about 16" to 24" in length. It is widely used in qawwali, kirtan, bhajan, bhangra, chutney, baithak gana, Bollywood film songs, lokgeet and various classical styles such as Hindustani, Carnatic and Trinidadian local classical / Guyanese taan. The drum has two different sized drumheads.
Dholak ke Geet songs are Urdu folk songs from Hyderabad Deccan, sung by Hyderabadi women during daily routine chores or during wedding festivities. The folk songs are also known as "Lok Geet" and were popular as Chakkhi ke Geet (chakkhi–mill and geet–songs), as they were sung when women used to grind grains at the mills. In modern days ...
The dholak is a hand drum similar in timbre to a bongo. A dholak may have traditional lacing or turnbuckle tuning. The dholak has a simple membrane and a handle on the right hand side. The left hand membrane has a special coating on the inner surface. This coating is a mixture of tar, clay and sand (dholak masala) which lowers the pitch.
Rasiya's are sung and typically played with a variety of instruments, the most common are the “dholak” drums, [6] sarangi, and harmonium. [5] This style of music is commonly associated with the popular ancient Hindu festival of Holi and is often performed by villagers, professional entertainers, as well as participants in temple song ...
A related instrument is the dholak or dholki. ... a dance and song rhythm. The staged "bhangra" dance ... the folk dance is known as Dollu Kunitha-Kunitha meaning ...
Similar to Kastha kartaala. Rectangular blocks about 20 cm x 7 cm, with jhyaali cymbals mounted in two rows of two holes on each. The blocks are held in each hand (by a fingers-hole in one and a thumbhole in the other) and clapped together. Accompany spiritual songs, and during death rituals (and the accompanying music).
The song is reportedly referred to as the celebration of two cultures by the Indian music direction duo Vishal–Shekhar. [5] The song opens with 'dholak' and the folk instrument returns during the chorus. The 'dholak' isn't the only Indian instrument to find a place in Beliya's sound, as the composers subtly use flute further in the track. [7]
In basic Baithak Gana there are three instruments, harmonium, dholak and the dhantal. [1] The harmonium is a free-standing keyboard instrument similar to a reed organ.The dholak is a double headed drum that originated in Northern India, however, it is still used in the folk songs from Pakistan or Nepal.