While dhol and drum machine are still prominent, a synthesized tabla sound is added so that the percussion comprises a wider variety of sounds.
Several other musical instruments are used, particularly the dhol, a double-sided drum that is usually hung around the neck and played with sticks, while the dholkit is smaller and played by hand.
I have already alluded to the roles of the double-headed dhol and dholki, and to the tumbi; these instruments each produce the loping rhythm which is characteristic of bhangra.
The rhythmic beats of a drum called a dhol accompany a dance with expansive movements.
The dhol is a north Indian drum made from goatskin, and anybody who has stood next to one will testify to how loud it sounds when played.
For centuries, villagers would gather to dance to the beat of the dhol drum.
