"BHANGRA legend Gurcharan Mall has done for the dhol what Ustad Zakir Hussain did for the tabla and Pandit Ravi Shankar did for the sitar."
Eastern Eye
“The very First & The Oldest Biggest mix team of Male & Female Dhol players in the World”
Promoting Punjabi arts & culture also Musicians & Dancers who don’t have much say or credit.
I’m there backbone by Encouraging, Motivating & Up-lifting them by creating & producing World Records.
Managed to do 8 World Records – 5 through 2 World originations & 3 without any originations!!!:-
These 5 through 2 World originations:-
1) Dhol Record from 315 to 632 Dholis – 2nd May 2009 Birmingham – Guinness World Records (Raised £3,160).
2) Bhangra Record 4,411 dancers – 1st November 2018 Punjab – Guinness World Records.
3) Introducing Dhol and Making Dhol drum popular – 2nd March 2020 Birmingham – World Book Records.
4) 1st Oldest & Biggest Male/Female Dhol team Dhol Blasters – 28th Sept 2020 Birmingham – World Book Records.
5) Produced the Biggest amount of National & International Collaborations songs – June 2021 World Book Records.
These 3 without going through any originations BUT We still have the proofs:-
1) Dhol Blasters 42hrs non-stop Dholathon – 17th to 19th Dec 1999 – (Raised £5,644).
2) Dhol Blasters 53hrs non-stop Dholathon – 23 to 25th Feb 2001 – (Raised £9,181.
3) Bhangra Record from 2,196 to 2,554 at S N M Wednesbury – 10th Aug 2012.
AND also I was a big helper in helping in creating 2 more:-
1) 1st Dhol Record 315 Dholis in Oldbury – April 1999 – Guinness World Records.
2) Malaysia Dhol Record 254 Dholis – 6th Oct 2014 – Guinness World Records.
P/S – With the blessings of Almighty Waheguru ji, I’m the ONLY Punjabi artist who at the age of 69yrs old &
Been in bhangra music for 53 years of my life,, still teaching & performing around the World!!!! – 01/07/2021.
“I say:- Let Music Build a Bridge & Let Dance Help You Cross it”
Dhol King Gurcharan Mall BEM, CEO, AMBASSADOR.
With “8 WORLD RECORDS” + “8 LIFETIME ACHIVEMENT AWARDS” + “BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL” etc.
