Ektara SOB ETR 1 (extra shipping charges)

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Ektara (HindiएकताराBengaliএকতারাPunjabiਇਕ ਤਾਰਾTamilஎக்டரா; literally ‘one-string’, also called iktarektaryaktarogopichandgopichantgopijiantratun tuna) is a one-stringed musical instrument used in traditional music of BangladeshIndiaEgypt and Pakistan.

In origin the ektara was a regular string instrument of wandering bards and minstrels from India and is plucked with one finger. The ektara is a drone lute consisting of a gourd resonator covered with skin, through which a bamboo neck is inserted.

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