Instruments
“The musical instruments used in the dance are those primitive instruments which were used by the men folk in the Bhangra dance, which is mainly the ‘Dhol’ and the rest of the accompanying instruments are just played to the beat of the Dhol”

• DHOL A Dhol is a two-sided barrel shaped wooden drum. It is about 48cm long and 35-38cm in diameter, the skins are made from goat’s hide. One side giving a deep bass sound that is played with a ‘Daga’ and the other side giving a high pitched treble sound which is played with a ‘Tilly’, the two sticks are made from cane. The Dhol player stands in the middle and when he strikes the Dhol with the sticks, and at his beckoning all the dancers start the dance around him. This dance is performed in a rapturous way to the beat of the drum. This beat has an electrifying effect and the dancers excited with the beats, start dancing around the ‘dholi’ (Dhol player). They start by clapping their hands and moving their shoulders and their waists in a rhythmic manner to the beat of the ‘dholi’.
• CHIMTA Chimta means ‘tongs’; this instrument consists of two flat blades of iron with a series of circular metal discs called ‘chaene’ loosely fixed outside the two arms of the instrument. The instrument produces a sharp, changing sound similar to a tambourine.
• TUMBI This is a single stringed instrument, the string is passed over a small wooden bridge and is wound on a peg on the stem, and it is played by plucking with a finger.
• ALGOZA This instrument consists of two jointed beak flutes, one for melody, and the second for drone; the flutes are played together.
• CHHIKA SAP This instrument is only seen in Panjab. It is made on the same lines as the cane snake. By stretching and contracting the ends, the player produces a sound resembling many hands clapping in unison.