The gubguba, also known as gabgubagub, guba, gopijantro, gubgubbi, ananda lahari, premtal, khamak, khomok, chonka, jamidika, jamuku and bapang [what language is this?] is an Indian percussion string instrument. It consists of a dried gourd or wooden resonator through which a gut string is attached.

The gubguba is fundamentally a single-stringed percussion instrument, classified as a membranophone due to its reliance on a stretched membrane for sound production. It is also considered a chordophone because of its single vibrating string.

Nov 24, 2023 · In this article, you will find several lesser-known musical instruments of this country, some of these musical instruments come straight from the pages of Indian mythology, and some of them are solely used by the Indian folk singers of this diverse nation.

Musical instruments of the Indian subcontinent can be broadly classified according to the Hornbostel–Sachs system into four categories: chordophones (string instruments), aerophones (wind instruments), membranophones (drums) and …

May 5, 2023 · The gubguba is a percussive string instrument also known as gopijantro, gubgubbi, ananda lahari, or bapang. It is made of a dried gourd or wooden resonator, through which a gut string is attached. The musician holds the instrument’s body beneath the arm and the string’s free end in the fist of the same arm.

Dec 20, 2017 · A gubguba is a percussion string instrument and it either has dried gourd or wooden resonator through which a gut string is attached. When this instrument is played, its body is held by the player below their arm and the free end of the string in the fist of the same hand.

Gubguba, also known as guba, an Indian percussion string instrument; a Hungarian prehistoric coat made of coarse knotted cloth; a mourning chant sung by guests at an ancient Irish Aonach; Ghana UK-Based Achievement Awards (GUBA Awards), an annual British award that recognises the contributions of British-Ghanaians to society

A gubguba is a percussion string instrument and it either has dried gourd or wooden resonator through which a gut string is attached. When this instrument is played, its body is held by the...

Oct 15, 2024 · The Gubguba, a percussion string instrument, is a rare gem in Indian music. With a dried gourd or wooden resonator and a gut string attached, this instrument is played by holding its body below the arm and plucking the string with a plectrum in the other hand.

Sep 12, 2015 · Khomok: Associated with Bengali folk music of Bauls, the spiritual minstrels and poets of Sufi genre, the Khomok (two strings) or Gubguba (one string) is an Iktara-like instrument made out of dried gourd and with a thin rubber drum attached at the bottom. The instrument is used in almost all Bengali music genres now