Tumbi
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Other names | Toombi, thumbi |
Classification | String instruments |
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The tumbi or toombi (Punjabi: ਤੂੰਬੀ, pronunciation: tūmbī), also called a tumba or toomba, is a traditional musical instrument from the Punjab region of the northern Indian subcontinent. The high-pitched, single-string plucking instrument is associated with folk music of Punjab and presently very popular in Western Bhangra music.[1]
The tumbi was popularized in the modern era by the Punjabi folksinger Lal Chand Yamla Jatt (1914-1991). In the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s many Punjabi singers adopted the tumbi, notably Kuldeep Manak, Mohammed Sadiq, Didar Sandhu, Amar Singh Chamkila, and . Other users include Punjabi Sufi singers such as and Saeen Zahoor.
The instrument is made of a wooden stick mounted with a gourd shell resonator. A single metallic string passes across the resonator over a bridge and is tied to a tuning key at the end of the stick. Players strike the string with a continuous flick and retraction of the first finger to produce sound.
Use in Western music[]
- Get Ur Freak On, a 2001 hit single by Missy Elliott produced by Timbaland, saw the introduction of the distinct tumbi sound into the popular mainstream music scene.
- Mundian Ton Bach Ke Rahin (Beware of Boys) from Panjabi MC, a huge hit in the UK charts, is perhaps the most widely known example of the use of tumbi in popular Western music.
- by Master P (featuring Jamaican reggae artist Cutty Ranks and rap artist ) included tumbi played by Toronto, Ontario, Canadian native Shawn Ramta (grandson of the famous Punjabi folk singer, Hazara Singh Ramta).
- Baby Doll me Sone di has this instrument all throughout.
Players[]
- Lal Chand Yamla Jatt
- Mohammed Sadiq
- Kuldeep Manak
- Didar Sandhu
- Amar Singh Chamkila
- Manmohan Waris
- Sarbjit Cheema
- Sukshinder Shinda
- Sukhwinder Panchhi
- Saeen Zahoor
- Sangtar
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Anjali Gera Roy (2010). Bhangra Moves: From Ludhiana to London and Beyond. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 58–. ISBN 978-0-7546-5823-8. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
Further reading[]
Thuhi, Hardial. The Tumba-Algoza Ballad Tradition. Translated by Gibb Schreffler. Journal of Punjab Studies 18(1&2) (Spring-Fall 2011). pp. 169–202.
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