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{{Infobox instrument
|name=Dhadd<br>ਢੱਡ
|names=<small>Dhad, Dhadh</small>
|image=Dhadd.jpg
|image_capt=Dhadd
|background=
|classification=[[Percussion instrument]]
|hornbostel_sachs=
|hornbostel_sachs_desc=
|inventors=
|developed=
|range=
|related=[[udukai]]
|musicians=[[Amar Singh Shaunki]]
|builders=[[Mistry Chanan Ram Bilga]]
|articles=[[Dhadi (music)]], [[Music of Punjab]], [[Babu Rajab Ali]], [[Karnail Singh Paras]]
}}

'''Dhadd''' ({{lang-pa|ਢੱਡ}}), also spelled as '''Dhad''' or '''Dhadh''' is an [[hourglass]]-shaped traditional musical instrumrent native to [[Punjab region|Punjab]] that is mainly used by the [[Dhadi (music)|Dhadi]] singers.<ref name=mk>{{cite book |title=Gur Shabad Ratnakar Mahan Kosh|last=Nabha|first=Kahan Singh|publisher=Bhai Chatar Singh, Jeewan Singh|location=Amritsar }}</ref><ref name=rp>{{cite web|url=http://www.rajsamandplus.com/dhad-of-punjab.html|title=Dhad of Punjab|publisher=www.rajsamandplus.com|access-date=14 Mar 2012}}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=va>{{cite web|url=http://www.vikramasentamritsar.com/bhangra.html|title=DHADD|publisher=www.vikramasentamritsar.com|access-date=10 Mar 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521211810/http://www.vikramasentamritsar.com/bhangra.html|archive-date=2012-05-21}}</ref><ref name=pj>{{cite web|url=http://punjabijanta.com/lok-virsa/dhaddi-and-dhadd-sarangi/?nowap|title=Dhadi and Dhadd Sarangi|date=30 Aug 2011|publisher=www.punjabijanta.com|access-date=10 Mar 2012}}</ref> It is also used by other folk singers of the region.

==Design and playing==

The dhadd is made of wood with thin a waist<ref name=ct>{{cite web|url=http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/sikhism11.html|title=DHAD|publisher=www.canteach.ca|access-date=13 Mar 2012}}</ref> like an [[hourglass]].<ref name=ch>{{cite web|url=http://chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/dhad.html|title=DHAD|publisher=www.chandrakantha.com|access-date=13 Mar 2012}}</ref> The skin on both sides is tightened with ropes<ref name=rp/> that help in holding the instrument firmly together.<ref name=ct/> Its design is very similar to other Indian drums: the simple [[Damru]], the [[Udukai]], and the sophisticated [[Idakka]]. The Damru has knotted cords to strike its ends, but the Dhadd lacks such cords. The Damru is played by shaking/rotating quickly so that the knotted cords strike its ends,<ref name=rp/><ref name=ch/> and is also played with a stick sometimes.<ref name=rp/> The Udukai and the Dhad have similar techniques of playing, but the social significance is different.

;Playing

[[File:Dhadi Jatha of Des Raj.jpg|thumb|alt=Dhadi Jatha Playing Dhadd|Dhadd being played by an artist in the center]]

The Dhadd is played by tapping/striking fingers on one of its ends.<ref name=rp/><ref name=ct/><ref name=es>{{cite web|url=http://www.esikhs.com/articles/dhadi_tradition.htm|title=Dhadi tradition|work=Informative article|publisher=www.esikhs.com|access-date=13 Mar 2012}}</ref> The pitch of the drum is raised by tightening a small cloth band wrapped around the waist of the drum. Closed and open sounds can also be produced.

==Social significance==

Dhadd is very closely associated with and mostly used by the [[Dhadi (music)|Dhadi]] singers<ref name=mk/><ref name=pj/> who sing folk, religious and warriors' ballads and history using this along with [[Sarangi]].<ref name=ch/><ref name=es/>

==See also==

*[[Dhadi (music)]]
*[[Music of Punjab]]
*[[Tsuzumi]] - A similar drum used in Japan

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Punjabi music]]
[[Category:Folk instruments of Punjab]]

Dhadd - Revision history

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