Punjabi Dhol Players for Weddings & Events

We supply professional dhol players for Sangeet and Jago nights, baraat entries, wedding receptions, melas and corporate events across the UK and internationally.

Where the dhol earns its place

Most of our dhol bookings are for our Sangeet performances and Jago evenings. A dhol player elevates the whole vibe of the night, bringing an energy and excitement to the celebration that gets people on their feet and keeps them there.

We always recommend a dhol player for a larger crowd, where a dholki alone can be lost in the room, and a dhol player is included in our Silver package. The dhol is also a genuinely portable instrument, so it can lead the Jago procession through the night rather than staying tied to a stage.

Dhol players can also be booked separately for the wedding day itself: the baraat, the couple’s entrance into the reception, and driving a dance set in a way that recorded music does not.

Our guide: What a Dhol Player Does at a Wedding →

What a dhol booking includes

• ✓Professional dhol players, in coordinated performance dress.
• ✓Performance for the segments you need — Sangeet and Jago sets, entrances, the baraat, dance sets — rather than a fixed block dropped into the day.
• ✓Coordination with your venue, planner and anyone else performing, so entries happen on cue.
• ✓The option to combine dhol with live singers or a DJ set, booked together.

Where dhol players are booked

• ✓Sangeet and dholki nights — dhol alongside our singers, and the one we recommend most. It lifts the energy of the evening, especially with a larger crowd.
• ✓Mehndi and Jago — the Jago in particular is a moving, night-time procession, and dhol is what leads it.
• ✓Baraat — the groom’s procession on the wedding day, booked separately or alongside the rest of the week.
• ✓Wedding receptions — the couple’s entrance, cutting through the lull after a seated meal, and driving the dance set before or alongside a DJ.
• ✓Cultural events — melas, South Asian festivals, community and civic programmes, Vaisakhi celebrations and corporate functions.

If your booking is a wedding, it is usually worth looking at the week as a whole rather than the baraat alone — see Punjabi wedding entertainment.

How many dhol players?

It depends on the space and the effect you want. A single player carries an intimate indoor entrance. A larger group gives a baraat real weight and works better outdoors, where sound disperses.

We bring as many players as the event calls for and the team is chosen for the booking, so this is something we settle when we talk through your day rather than something you have to specify up front.

Combining dhol with the rest of the entertainment

Dhol is frequently booked alongside our folk singers or DJ, and there is a practical reason to book them together: the handovers get planned. A dhol entry that runs straight into a DJ set, or a live singer accompanied by dhol, needs the performers to have agreed the cues in advance. Booking separately tends to mean nobody owns that.

Pricing and booking

Every booking is quoted individually, with travel included, so there is no fixed price list. Dhol is also one of the easiest bookings to travel with: the instrument is portable and the set-up is minimal, so a dhol player can reach a venue that a full band and PA could not. Lead times, travel and what we need for a quote are covered in the FAQs.

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