ahmedabad drummers from banaskantha bk district in north gujarat will welcome us president donald trump and first lady melania trump at the ahmedabad airport next monday some 40 persons of the taral community will play the dhol and perform tribal dances to welcome the guests at the airport drums are usually played on auspicious occasionsthe state youth and cultural affairs department got in touch with tribal persons from sanali village in danta taluka of banaskantha and informed them that they would be part of the welcome accorded to president trump in ahmedabadthese traditional dhol players of banaskantha district have performed at several statelevel functions and were also invited to perform at the airport when chinese president xi jinping visited ahmedabad in september 2014we are proud that our tribal music and dance will be showcased at the airport when the us president arrives we have been practising for several hours a day for the event the dhol is the primary musical instrument that accompanies our dance said ramesh taral one of those chosen to welcome the us presidentkrishna taral another resident of sanali village said that apart from performing at the airport some 80 tribal persons from sanali and sandhoshi villages will also participate in tribal music and dance performances along the route of the road show between the airport and sabarmati ashram a few participants have already left for ahmedabad while the others will do so in a day or two said krishna taralbanaskantha collector sandip sagale confirmed that drummers from the district would be part of trumps welcome at the airport yes tribal artists from the district will participate in the welcome ceremony of the us president sagale saidgroups like the janaviya band arasari vikas mandal and adivasi kala mandal of sanali and villages near it in banaskantha district have earned a name showcasing tribal art forms and have performed at several important functions and events