Dhol is a traditional instrument mostly played in Punjab. It is different from drums. The structure of Dhol is like a hollow drum, The drum consists of a wooden barrel with animal hide or synthetic skin stretched over its both open ends, which cover them completely. These skins can be stretched or loosened with a tightening mechanism, using nuts and bolts. The pitch of drum can be set by tightening and losing it. The stretched skin on one of the ends is thicker and produces a deep, low frequency (higher bass) sound and the other thinner one produces a higher frequency sound. Nowadays drums with synthetic, or plastic, treble skins are commonly used.
It is a double-sided barrel drum played mostly as an accompanying instrument in regional music forms. The Dhol is played using one or two wooden sticks, usually made out of Bamboo and Cane wood. The stick used to play the bass side of the instrument is known as the Dagga in Punjabi, which is thick and is bent in a quarter-circular arc on the end that strikes the Dhol. The other stick is known as Tihli which is much thinner and flexible than the other and used to play the higher note end of the instrument. In Qawali, the Dhol used is of smaller size and known as Tabla.
Nowadays Dhols are very common in marriage ceremonies. Specifically on Mehndi and Barat. Dhols are played and people express their feelings of joy by dancing on Dhol beats. It is also played on many occasions in village areas. In Punjab areas Dhol remains bulky to make large bass. Bhangara is mostly done on Dhol beats.
Dhol is also played on shrines of saints on Thursday or on their annual Uras or Meyla. Sufi Dhol is the most commonly type Dhol beat which is played on shrines. Some times Dhol player do a roll with beating the Dhol.
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