What Is Tanpura? Indian Music Guide | Artium Academy
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- Type
- blog
- Level
- absolute-beginner
- Language
- en
- Cost
- free
- Topics
- instruments, tambura
What it is
A teaching article on the tanpura: a long-necked plucked instrument, usually with four strings and a gourd or wooden body, plucked in a repeating cycle to make a continuous drone, with a curved bridge and cotton threads for the buzz, and electronic substitutes in common use.
Why it is useful here
Independent support for the tambura's build, role and modern substitutes.
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