--- url: 'https://kalasudha.com/en-gb/faq/instruments-artforms/what-is-a-jori' title: 'What is a jori?' author: name: rajeevk url: 'https://kalasudha.com/en-gb/user/0f961cccc99524ed' date: '2026-10-19T15:23:03+00:00' type: website summary: 'The jori is a pair of hand drums from Punjab, a treble poorra and a bass dhamma, created to accompany Gurbani kirtan.' tags: - 'Instruments & artforms' image: 'https://kalasudha.com/themes/custom/music_agency/assets/icon/logo.svg' published: true og: site_name: KalaSudha 'image:url': 'https://kalasudha.com/themes/custom/music_agency/assets/icon/logo.svg' 'image:secure_url': 'https://kalasudha.com/themes/custom/music_agency/assets/icon/logo.svg' 'image:type': image/svg+xml 'image:alt': KalaSudha --- [ Help ](/en-gb/help) What is a jori? 1. [ Home ](/en-gb) 2. 3. [ Help ](/en-gb/help) 4. 5. Instruments & artforms 6. 7. What is a jori? FAQ · Instruments & artforms # What is a jori? Updated 19 October 2026 The **[jori](/instrument/jori)** is a pair of separate drums from the Punjab region, played seated with the hands; its name means pair. The treble drum is the poorra and the bass drum the dhamma. Sikh tradition credits Guru Arjan Dev with creating it from the older mridang or pakhawaj, to accompany Gurbani kirtan sung in dhrupad style. Was this answer helpful? [ ](/en-gb/user/login?flag_anon=faq_helpful-1009&destination=/en-gb/faq/instruments-artforms/what-is-a-jori) [ ](/en-gb/user/login?flag_anon=faq_not_helpful-1009&destination=/en-gb/faq/instruments-artforms/what-is-a-jori) Thanks for your feedback! ## Related pages 1 page mentions this question ### Instruments (1) - [ Jori The jori is the Punjabi drum pair of Sikh Gurbani kirtan: a treble poorra with syahi and a pakhawaj-style dhamma bass that takes fresh dough, played with open… ](/en-gb/instrument/jori) [ Previous question What is a harmonium? ](/en-gb/faq/instruments-artforms/what-is-a-harmonium) [ Next question What is a kanjira? ](/en-gb/faq/instruments-artforms/what-is-a-kanjira)