Description:
The Dholak Is One Of The Most Widely Utilized Drums In The Folk Music Of India. It Has Also Found A Permanent Home In Most Of The Recording And Broadcast Environments. Applications Range From Dance Music Such As Bhangra And Garba To Devotional Bhajans And Keertans. The Dholak Is Basically A Double Headed Drum With The Bass Head On One Side And The Treble Head On The Other. The Left Hand Is Also A Single Membrane With A Special Application On The Inner Surface. This Application Is A Mixture Of Tar, Clay And Sand (Dholak Masala) Which Lowers The Pitch And Provides A Well Defined Tone. On The Treble Drum Side, There Is No Putty Added. The Nut And Bolt Version Of The Dholak Is A More Modern And Better Engineered Version Of The Dholak. Some Even Call This Version A Dholki.