Dohol

The dohol is one of the most broadly used percussion instruments in happy occasions by the Kurds, although it can be seen in other parts of Iran and other countries in the world. The dohol along with the sorna (a wind instrument) is played during group dances. It makes a very loud and sizable sound. It has a cylinder like build made of wood and both sides of the cylinder are skin-covered.The instrument is played by a stick-shaped cane in the right hand and a thin stick in the left. The cane like stick plays the strong beats of the rhythm, whereas the thin stick plays the ornaments and shorter beats.