Dhol Foundation
Dhol Foundation Promotional Picture
Origin	London, Birmingham, Toronto
Country	England, Canada
Years active	1989–Present
Genres	Bhangra, Ambiant Music
Labels	Shakti Records

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 asked him to be their teacher, and a first album was released by Kalsi and his students in 2001. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the city in England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... See also: 1989 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1989 Record labels established in 1989 other events of 1989 list of years in music 1980s in music // January 5 - Madonna files for divorce from Sean Penn after three-and-a-half years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The dhol (Punjabi: ਢੋਲ, ڈھول; Urdu: ڈھول, Hindi: धोल) dohol (Persian: ‎), is a drum (a percussion musical instrument) widely used in India, usually the Punjab region, the Indian/Pakistani province of Punjab and Gujarat. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Johnny Kalsi is an Indian dhol drum performer residing in London. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Dhol drums are a traditionnal 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 traditionnal bhangra style in his albums. This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ...

TDF have a connection to Womad, as they own the copyright to all of their songs, and they have also performed at Womad many times of the past few years. Infact, in the past two years, they have played at Womad Reading twice, despite not being scheduled to appear either time. World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) is a festival started in England in 1982. ... Womad Reading is a festival of Music, Arts and Dance that takes place every year around the end of July, in the Rivermead Complex, in Reading, Berkshire This year, the Womad team have confirmed the dates 28th-30th of July. ...

Although officially released in 2005, 200 pre-release 'festival edition' copies the album Drum-Believable were available for those who attended Womad Reading in 2004 as a festival edition. These are now a rarity. Womad Reading is a festival of Music, Arts and Dance that takes place every year around the end of July, in the Rivermead Complex, in Reading, Berkshire This year, the Womad team have confirmed the dates 28th-30th of July. ...

Discography

• 2001: Big Drum Small World
• 2005: Drum-Believable

See also

• The Bollywood Brass Band

External links

• The Dhol Foundation
• TDF on allmusic.com