What musician from Assam popularized the double-headed drum widely used, with regional variations, throughout the Indian subcontinent?
Moghai Ojah Moghai Ojah or Moghai Baruah () (1916–1978) was a musician from Assam who popularized the Dhol of Assam to the world audience. Moghai Ojah had also acted in a few films, which include Pioli Phukan, Ranga Police, Pratidhwani, Mahut Bandhu Re (Bengali) and Maram Trishna.
Dholak The dholak (Punjabi: ਢੋਲਕ , Bengali: ঢোলক , Hindi: ढोलक ; Nepali: ढोलक ; Dutch: "dhool" in the Netherlands and Suriname and Sinhalese: ඩොල්කි ) is a South Asian two-headed hand-drum.