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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Dhol damau&#039;&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;&#039;dhol damaun&#039;&#039;&#039; is the term used to collectively refer to two folk instruments of [[Uttarakhand]] and lower [[Himachal Pradesh]], the [[dhol]] and [[damau]], which are almost always played together on special occasions; though they may be played separately.&lt;ref&gt;Andrew Alter: &#039;&#039;Controlling Time in Epic Performances: An Examination of Mahābhārata Performance in the Central Himalayas and Indonesia&#039;&#039;. Ethnomusicology Forum, Vol. 20, No. 1 ( 20th Celebratory Edition ) April 2011, pp. 57-78&lt;/ref&gt; The two instruments play a vital role in the lives of villagers, who often live in remote valleys of the region, and every important event is accompanied by their playing, which is considered auspicious.&lt;ref&gt;[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=pkkJAQAAMAAJ&amp;q Asian Music, Volume 29. Society for Asian Music, 1998] Quote: &quot;They provide auspicious music at ritual occasions...Auji caste members are the primary musicians who play the most commonly found pair of drums called the dhol-damau.&quot;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book |last=Alter |first=Andrew |author-link= |date=2014 |title=Mountainous Sound Spaces: Listening to History and Music in the Uttarakhand Himalayas |url= |location= |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |page= |isbn= 9789384463069}}<br /> &lt;/ref&gt; They are played according to the ancient oral treatise of &#039;&#039;[[Dhol Sagar]]&#039;&#039; that lists specific rhythmic patterns for every occasion, from celebrating birth and christening to religious ceremonies, folk dramas like &#039;&#039;[[Pandav Lila]]&#039;&#039;, and death rituals.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite journal |last1=Alter |first1=Andrew |title=Dhol Sagar: Aspects of Drum Knowledge amongst Musicians in Garhwal, North India |journal=European Bulletin of Himalayan Research |date=2003 |volume=24 |pages=63–76}}&lt;/ref&gt; Traditionally, they have been played by specific caste groups like &#039;&#039;auji&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;bajgi&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;das&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;dholi&#039;&#039; .<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Indian musical instruments]]<br /> [[Category:Culture of Uttarakhand]]<br /> [[Category:Folk music instruments]]<br /> [[Category:Indian folk music]]</div>

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