Armenian DHOL
The hart beet of Armenian Folk Music
The Dhol Zurna Are The  Mast in Any Armenian Folk Songs
The davul or  dhol, is a large double-headed cylindrical drum. 
It is widely used in Armenia and many other countries in the Middle East.
 The davul is made by joining the ends of a large wooden plank and fitting circular hoops
 internally at both ends of the cylinder. The heads of the Dhol davul are usually made of shaved
sheepskin or goatskin, one being thicker than the other. 
The Dhol  davul player uses two beaters: 
a heavy beater called jglun (or tokmak) used on the thicker head, and a
smaller lighter beater used on the other head. 

 

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