Model

Bina Dholak

The two-headed folk drum of North India

A barrel drum played on both heads with the hands, rope- or bolt-tuned, and carried through folk music, film songs, and devotional singing across North India and Pakistan.

Category

  • Hand Percussion

    Congas, bongos, djembes, cajons, timbales, frame drums, and the small instruments that live on a percussion table: tambourines, cowbells, shakers, and claves.

Made by

  • Bina Musicals

    Bina makes tabla, dholak, and harmoniums in Delhi for students and performers, and is one of the few Indian instrument makers whose work is distributed widely outside India.