Best Dholis in the circuit

[siddyp]

outside of all that's been named, I was pretty impressed by Tufts Dholi from Fever. Don't know who it was, but he played real solid.

don't know where he's been, but gagan dholi from CA can murk it as well

 

[gdholi7]

Raju Dholi
Raju Johal
Raymond Bhullar
Sikander Singh aka Dholi Amit
Bhupinder Sahi
Jasraj Lailna

 

[DamanSingh]

outside of all that's been named, I was pretty impressed by Tufts Dholi from Fever. Don't know who it was, but he played real solid.

Harsh from Rutgers

 

[nmistry2]

NANA the dholi is pure golden, he is the cleanest player i have heard
DHOLI Ram V is really innovative, he puts twists on the mix that are unique.

 

[smehta313]

Furteelay Dholi from MCB

Karan Dholi, definitely way up there in terms of skill.

He had a different last name originally, but it was legally changed to "Dholi" because he is just that good.

 

[Govind]

1. Nana Dholi (DCMPAA) - a true artist!
2. Karan Dholi from Detroit - Very technically skilled. Probably mentioned as "under the radar" above bc he is such a humble guy NOT bc he's new, he's been playing forever (from PDDS days, or even before...).

 

[Dholi Richie]

Nana (DCMPAA) (As if enough hasn't been said about this guy. He understands the dhol and its language better than just about anyone. True respect for him and all that he's done for the kids in the DC area.)
Karan (FS) (One of the most humble guys...EVER and ALWAYS willing to go out of his way to help.)
Raju Dholi (GS) (One of the most balanced players in terms of volume and clarity. Period. Oh, and his "Mitra Da Dil Khadke" dhol cover...CRACK.)
Rayman Bhuller (SIAC) (Super creative. His live performances are something else.)
Raju Johal (SIAC) (Seriously...who hasn't seen his video from the airport?)
Amar Gill (HPD) (Has a unique style that still incorporates folk aspects. A joy to listen to.)
Jasraj (NJ) (Watched this kid evolve from his YouTube vids to the MCB performance with NJ...his progress is incredible.)

Two other dholis to keep an eye out for are Rayman's younger brother, Karnveer (awesome guy and one of the most helpful dholis I've ever come in contact with) and Harsh Tevar (he might be Guju but the boy knows his way around a dhol).

These are all dholis that I still look up to and every aspiring dhol player should as well. They all set prime examples of how the dhol is truly meant to be played.

 

[Sid]

Tejas Dholi of CMU is new on the circuit, but he's coming up fast. I hear he can eat Taco Bell and dhol simultaneously.
He's also been making moves tying paggan for multiple teams like nobody's business

 

[Anik915]

Nana plays dhol

 

[Anik915]

and it makes me happy.

 

[Hrithik]

Shoutout to the dholis who have a blast on stage as well. 8)

 

[Daman-Malhi]

Sheru Chahal. BEAST!

 

[mafzal]

Furteelay Dholi from MCB

Karan Singh for sure!
Sheruuu 8)
And shoutout to Gagan Dholi


Of course some other highly skilled dholis have been named but i don't know them as well

 

[karanmand]

depends on what metric are we using... in terms of raw skill, easily nana. in terms of aesthetics/pure sex appeal, also nana

haha def true

 

[Ricky916]

Sukhi dholi
Amar gill
Raju dholi
Sheru

 

[sartajjudge]

Technically he's not in the circuit b/c he doesn't play for teams, but that Dholi on DBI with the light up dhol seems good.

 

[Mans]

Technically he's not in the circuit b/c he doesn't play for teams, but that Dholi on DBI with the light up dhol seems good.

Goes by JupMasterG here on BTF

 

[AnkurK]

This thread is missing a name -

Farhan Hafeez.

 

[Dholi harsh]

Nana (DCMPAA) (As if enough hasn't been said about this guy. He understands the dhol and its language better than just about anyone. True respect for him and all that he's done for the kids in the DC area.)
Karan (FS) (One of the most humble guys...EVER and ALWAYS willing to go out of his way to help.)
Raju Dholi (GS) (One of the most balanced players in terms of volume and clarity. Period. Oh, and his "Mitra Da Dil Khadke" dhol cover...CRACK.)
Rayman Bhuller (SIAC) (Super creative. His live performances are something else.)
Raju Johal (SIAC) (Seriously...who hasn't seen his video from the airport?)
Amar Gill (HPD) (Has a unique style that still incorporates folk aspects. A joy to listen to.)
Jasraj (NJ) (Watched this kid evolve from his YouTube vids to the MCB performance with NJ...his progress is incredible.)

Two other dholis to keep an eye out for are Rayman's younger brother, Karnveer (awesome guy and one of the most helpful dholis I've ever come in contact with) and Harsh Tevar (he might be Guju but the boy knows his way around a dhol).

These are all dholis that I still look up to and every aspiring dhol player should as well. They all set prime examples of how the dhol is truly meant to be played.

Appreciate the shout out babes but i don't deserve to even be close to this thread let alone this list hahaha. Also, aside from everyone that was listed (agreed with everything Richie said), big shout out to Jaskaran Kora, Nana's little brother Gurpreet, Rahul Singh and Gaurav Sharma from SGPD and my boy Amar from toronto

 

[Jungly_Jatt]

depends on what metric are we using... in terms of raw skill, easily nana. in terms of aesthetics/pure sex appeal, also nana

haha def true

Ray Bhuller, Raju Johal, Sheru Chahal, and Randy Jassal are all elite dholi's, but like Ustad Ravi Dana told me no can touch the level of knowledge and skill the Pannu brothers (nana and gurpreet) have.