Tumbi
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| Other names | Toombi, thumbi |
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String instruments |
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The tumbi or toombi (
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
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, 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.
- 20 Inch by Master P (featuring Jamaican reggae artist Cutty Ranks and rap artist Kobra Khan) 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 features tumbi throughout the song.
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
- 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.
