1.0alt.cardiffhttps://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/altcardiffaltcardiffhttps://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/altcardiff/author/altcardiff/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="YHAqg7doQB"><a href="https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/altcardiff/2012/11/20/embrace-the-beat-of-indian-music/">Embrace the beat of Indian music</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/altcardiff/2012/11/20/embrace-the-beat-of-indian-music/embed/#?secret=YHAqg7doQB" width="600" height="338" title="“Embrace the beat of Indian music” — alt.cardiff" data-secret="YHAqg7doQB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/altcardiff/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2012/11/alt-7-big.gif480220  Raj Singh, an indian music teacher based in Cardiff, is holding dhol lessons for anyone interested in taking up a slightly more alternative musical instrument this winter. The dhol drum is a very popular folkdrum of northern India, cylindrical in shape with one side of a higher pitch than the other. With the Indian festival of Diwali this past week, this time of year is always good for raising awareness of Indian culture, and music has played an imperative […]