Music of Punjab (Pakistan)

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Music from the Punjab province includes many different varieties. The traditional music utilizes instruments like the dhol, bansuri, dholak, and tumbi. The most commonly recognized form of Punjabi music, bhangra, is based on drum rhythms of the dhol. Its modern popularity has led to the use of new instruments and electronic sound sampling. Bhangra is a Punjabi folk dance that has become popular all over Pakistan.

Folk singers such as the Late Alam Lohar and currently Arif Lohar has introduced the chimta and a very influential style of singing punjabi folk stories and have contributed in many famous punjabi songs such as jugni, which is Alam Lohar's creation.

Bhangra and Panjabi folk songs have been an integral part of the fertile provinces cultural history and many themes are related to harvest and cultivation. Others still draw on the poetic history of the province which transcend ethnic and religious boundaries.