dohol

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The dohol is a large double-headed drum commonly used in Kurdish and neighboring Middle Eastern musical traditions, especially to provide driving rhythmic accompaniment for folk dances.

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dohol canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drum
musical instrument
percussion instrument
culturalAssociation Kurdish folk traditions
Middle Eastern folk traditions
foundIn Armenia NERFINISHED
Azerbaijan NERFINISHED
Iran NERFINISHED
Iraq NERFINISHED
Kurdish regions
Turkey NERFINISHED
neighboring Middle Eastern countries
hasPart drum shell
tension ropes
two drumheads
hasRelativeSize large
hasShape cylindrical
hasType double-headed drum
material animal skin drumheads
wooden shell
performanceSetting dance processions
public squares
village gatherings
playedBy striking drumheads
playedInEnsembleWith surnay
zurna
playedWith mallets
sticks
relatedTo davul
dhol
tapan
soundCharacteristic deep
loud
resonant
tuningMethod adjusting drumhead tension
rope tensioning
typicalRole providing driving rhythms
usedFor folk dance accompaniment
rhythmic accompaniment
usedIn Kurdish music
Middle Eastern music
usedInContext festivals
outdoor celebrations
weddings
usedInGenre folk music

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govend accompaniedBy dohol