Our planet is defined by one universal language, never failing to unite us all, music. Whether it’s the electric pulse of punk rock or the rural heartbeat of bluegrass country, music can be heard from ...

The Dhol Foundation is back with a third album titled 'Drums & Roses' featuring an array of vocalists, instruments and sounds. Founder of The Dhol Foundation, Johnny Kalsi, has written and produced ...

Johnny Kalsi is one of the most reliable journeymen of British world music, his thunderous double-headed dhol drumming bringing a syncopated swing to everyone from Transglobal Underground to the ...

Johnny Kalsi is Britain’s finest exponent of the dhol, the thundering Punjabi double-sided barrel drum. It provides the beat for bhangra, but Kalsi has shown how it can be used in experimental fusion ...

London-born Kalsi founded the group in 1989, and has travelled the globe to promote broader awareness of the deeply resonant, colorfully-tasselled, double-headed dhol drum, a musical backbone of his ...

Percussion specialists "The Dhol Foundation" rock Exhibition Center with pulsating performance. Percussion specialists "The Dhol Foundation" rock Exhibition Center with pulsating performance. In what ...

Renowned Dhol drum artist and founder of the Dhol Foundation, Johnny Kalsi will perform at the Happy Soul festival’s Asia Soul opening event. The award-winning festival, which is supported by Film ...

If you like beats and you like them loud, have them Bhangra, drum and bass, hip hop and tabla in Bethnal Green, via the folk songs of Punjab and Eire, this weekend at Rich Mix. Led by Johnny Kalsi, ...

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TRADITIONALLY, the dhol - a double-sided barrel drum - was played by farmers in northern India to encourage villagers to dance in celebration at harvest time. These days, the dhol is more likely to be ...

The Dhol Foundation is both a dhol drum institute in London and a musical group playing bhangra music. The dhol school was founded in 1989 by former Alaap member Johnny Kalsi when several musicians ...