The Epic of Dhola

Ram Swarup Dhimar and Matol Singh

Courtesy of the Archives and Research Center for Ethnomusicology (ARCE).

Photo courtesy of the Archives and Research Center for Ethnomusicology (ARCE).

Chicara illustration.

Courtesy of the Archives and Research Center for Ethnomusicology (ARCE).

Chicara illustration.

Courtesy of the Archives and Research Center for Ethnomusicology (ARCE).

Ram Swarup Dhimar performing with Chicara.

Photo courtesy of the Archives and Research Center for Ethnomusicology (ARCE).

Ram Swarup Dhimar performing with Chicara.

Photo courtesy of the Archives and Research Center for Ethnomusicology (ARCE).

Ram Swarup Dhimar and Group.

Photo courtesy of the Archives and Research Center for Ethnomusicology (ARCE).

Ram Swarup Dhimar as the King Nal.

Photo courtesy of the Archives and Research Center for Ethnomusicology (ARCE).

These are performances of the Dhola epic as performed by two different performers, Ram Swarup Dhimar and Matol Singh from different areas of the Hindi speaking belt. Susan Wadley has researched the Dhola epic for over three decades.

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101	Nal ka aukha (Nal's bad times) Ram Swarup Dhimar	08:44
102	Phul Singh Panjabi ki larai (The Battle of Phul Singh Panjabi) Ram Swarup Dhimar	05:32
103	Motini ka byah 1 (Motini's Wedding, Part 1) Matol Singh	07:09
104	Motini ka byah 2 (Motini's Wedding Feast, Part 2) Matol Singh	10:18

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The Epic of Dhola

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