Dhol player Pappu Sain, known for his power-packed performances at the shrine of Baba Shah Jamal and beyond, passed away in Lahore following a prolonged illness. The musician had been battling liver ...

Take your experience further with Premium access. The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh ...

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 ...

KARACHI: The Walled City of Lahore Authority’s Cultural Troupe will perform at the National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa) from June 27 for four days. This was announced at a press conference on ...

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, ...

Dholis, as the drummers are called tradionally in Punjabi, are increasingly packing up their kits to do what it takes to make both ends meet. The reason? Migrants from Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and ...

Growing up when many people said playing the dhol wasn’t for girls, Ankita Chopra always had her family’s encouragement. Now the Melbourne-based musician is drumming up attention. Melbourne-based ...

Sikh community members after a practice session in preparation for ‘Dhol Fest 2025’ in Kuala Kubu Baru on Sept 6. (Roshan Singh pic) KUALA KUBU BARU: Come Sept 6, the township of Kuala Kubu Baru in ...

KUALA KUBU BARU: Come Sept 6, the township of Kuala Kubu Baru in Hulu Selangor will reverberate with the sound of hundreds of Punjabi drums called dhols. In fact, a total of 306 dhols will beat in ...