Ektar - Gopichand ( Toombi in Panjabi) - Gopi Yantra
Ektar je lidový nástroj s jednou strunou. Ek znamená jeden a Tar je struna, nebo provázek či nit. Výška struny se mění ladícím kolíkem a promáčknutím bočních bambusových lišt.
ektar is an indian instrument with a single string which is expanded between a resonating chest and a bamboo rod, which they play with a wooden stick. During play the pitch of the tone can be modulated.
EKTAR
SOUTH INDIAN EKTAR
NORTH INDIAN EKTAR
Ektar is a simple folk instrument. It is used to provide both a drone as well as simple rhytmic accompaniment to folk songs. It may be the oldest stringed instrument in the Indian subcontinent. The ektar is described in ancient Sanskrit texts as the ekatantri vina, literally the "one stringed lute".
The construction is very simple, it is nothing more than a gourd which has been penetrated by a stick of bamboo. Another piece of bamboo forms the tuning peg. The bridge is merely a coin, piece of coconut, plastic or similar object. Ektars such as this are common in the south. In the north, their construction is a little more complicated. A membrane is stretched over the gourd and the bridge is placed over the taut membrane.
The term ektar literally means "one string", as such the term is loosely applied to a variety of one-stringed folk instruments. This includes such instruments as the tuntun, katho, anand lahari, and gopichand.
The ektar is very popular in folk music and has a strong rustic connotation. It is very much associated with the saint Mira Bai.
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