Dhol players like Baba Lal Malik Pur Charay Walay, Ustad Allah Ditta, Ustad Baoo of Lahore were famous in their times for playing the solo dhol. It is said that Baba Noor Ilahi and Baba Karam Ilahi started playing dhol as a jori (a pair). They also started playing classical taals on the dhol. They use to play teen tala, ek tala, rupak, panj tala ki sawari and mughlaye in vilambat lai on dhol. One of them played the tala or naghma and the other improvised. They also switched the bar and naghma. After them, the idea of jori started gaining acceptance and some famous joris came together. These included Baba Khadim with Baba Ali Bakhsh; Baba Jamal with Baba Mundh; Baba Luddan Sain with Baba Gami Sain; and Muhammad Shafi with Muhammad Ismaeel.