Ektara
Musical instrument
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One-string ektara drone-lute. With 2 strings it is called dotara.
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Instrument family: Plucked string instrument
The ektara is a drone lute consisting of a gourd resonator covered with skin, through which a bamboo neck is inserted. It is used in parts of India and Nepal ...
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Posted: Jun 30, 2014
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Jul 3, 2021 · By the term Ektara the Indians denote any musical instrument consisting of one string attached to a gourd, coconut, wood or metal resonator.
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Posted: Feb 28, 2014
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The ektara was a regular string instrument of wandering bards and minstrels from India. It is plucked with one finger. The ektara usually has a stretched single ...
EKTARA is a single-string instrument used in the devotional music of South Asia. It uses a steel string tightened over a long bamboo neck.
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Not too high not to small. Fits nice in lap yet lap small and light enough to hold in hands. Sound quality good. Tuning peg slow but easily corrected.
Ektara is a 1 string instrument and the 2 string Dotara or bass ektara most often used in traditional music from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Egypt.
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