The 10pm deadline for loud speakers, Ganesh mandals short on funds and the emergence of scores of dhol-tasha troupes have made the booming business of sound systems go quiet. PUNE: The 10pm deadline ...

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, ...

CHENNAI: Phrases like starting the New Year with a ‘bang’ or starting the New Year on a ‘high note’ acquire new dimensions when you experience 40 Puneri dhols, tols, and tashas being played at the ...

The tradition of playing the dhol and tasha was at the fore recently in the city, thanks to the dhol and tasha competition that was held by Lokamanaya Social and Sanskritik Centre at Vaccine Depot ...

Washington: An Indian American Dhol band has been invited to participate in the parade from Capitol Hill to the White House following Donald Trump's swearing-in as the 47th US president on January 20.

The members of girl-group Dhol.HER are united by their passion for this traditional percussion instrument. (Mohd Afizi Ismail @ FMT Lifestyle) It’s a rainy Friday night in the capital, and a deep, ...

This year, the police have asked the groups to begin practice by July 25, said Parag Shashikant Thakur, head of Dhol-Tasha Mahasangha, an association of dhol-tasha groups. The mahasangha consists of ...

“I am not from here,” he remembered, smiling. “I first came here for a girl.” By “here” Pappu Sriram Makwana meant the Matunga Labour Camp in Dharavi, Mumbai. And by “first” he meant the mid-1990s, ...

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 ...

An Indian American Dhol band has been invited to participate in the parade from Capitol Hill to the White House during Trump's inauguration. An Indian American Dhol band has been invited to ...