... part of an already established band or group and to the aid came S. W. Storm and his band Island Fury and Bee 2 from The Heritage of Punjab (a.k.a. T-HOP) to "Fuze" the Soca music from Storm's Band and mix it up with some Bhangra (namely the Dhol). I was going to learn the Dhol for two reasons, firstly, its something I've always wanted to do and secondly, my uncle's wedding is taking place at the end of August and I want to play there. So what is a Dhol? How do you play a dhol? Where does it come from? The "DHOL" is a traditional North Indian instrument made from a large barrel shaped wooden shell, with a special application on the inner surface- a mixture of tar, clay and sand (known as dholak mixture) which lowers the pitch and provides a well defined tone. I has two skins ...

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