khamak (percussion string instrument)
~ String instrument
Description
Used in folk music of the Bengal, Odisha and north-east India, the soundbox is a drum-like wooden cylinder with a membrane at one end held underneath an arm, attached to the membrane is a single string which is plucked with a pick. It is known by many names.
Relationships
| from: | India West Bengal, India |
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| type of: | plucked string instruments |
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| picture: | https://static.metabrainz.org/irombook/khamak/khamak.png [info] |
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| Wikidata: | Q3196048 [info] |
| information page: | https://chandrakantha.com/music-and-dance/instrumental-music/indian-instruments/khamak/ [info] |
| other databases: | https://saisaibatake.ame-zaiku.com/gakki/gakki_jiten_khamak.html [info] |
