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The Dhol Foundation
The Dhol Foundation is both a dhol drum institute in London and a musical group. The dhol school was founded in 1989 by former Alaap member Johnny Kalsi when several musicians asked him to be their teacher, and a first album was released by Kalsi and his students in 2001. Dhol drums are a traditional percussion instrument from the Punjab province in the north of India, from which Kalsi originates. In London he experimented with dance beats and electronic music, which he mixes with the traditional bhangra style in his albums. Their music has been featured in Hollywood films such as Gangs of New York and The Incredible Hulk, and have worked with Peter Gabriel on the soundtrack to the film Rabbit-Proof Fence. They opened the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006. TDF have performed at WOMAD many times. Although officially released in 2005, 200 pre-release 'festival edition' copies of the album Drum-Believable were available to those who attended Womad Reading in 2004. These are now a rarity. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dhol_Foundation) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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Albums
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Basant
2017
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Drum Struck
2011
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Drum-Believable
2007
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Drums & Roses
2007
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Big Drum: Small World
2001
Singles & EPs
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Mittran De Naa Karde
Single • 2012
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Kaun Nee Jaandah
Single • 2010
Videos See All
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Panjabi By Nature - Kaun Nee Jaandah -[Ft Daljit Mattu & The Dhol Foundation]
Pritpal Singh • 189K views
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The Dhol Foundation feat Saini Surinder - Desi Peeni - Official Music Video
ChakdeyCom • 113K views
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Dhol Hai Johnny Da - TDF Ft. K.S.Bhamrah *[OFFICIAL VIDEO]*
Johnny Kalsi • 131K views
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[SimplyBhangra.com] PBN feat. The Dhol Foundation - Kaun Nee Jaandah (Video Teaser)
SimplyBhangra.com • 43K views
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Heere Ni Main Vaar Vaar | Punjabi Lok Geet | Punjab De Rang
Punjab De Rang • 14K views
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After the Rain Video - The Dhol Foundation
Johnny Kalsi • 69K views
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Dhol Foundation - Tere Bina (Big drum small world)
cassiusji • 28K views
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The Dhol Foundation - Kaun Ne Jaandah live at Beautiful Days Festival 2015
Johnny Kalsi • 21K views
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Dhol foundation - Big drum small world.
Caamille1302 • 5.3K views