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
type of:plucked string instruments
picture:https://static.metabrainz.org/irombook/khamak/khamak.png [info]
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]