I just started learning it a couple of weeks ago and it's quite complex. But the sound (and sympathetic string harmonics in particular) are definitely worth the challenge. Be sure to get a sitar teacher in your area to teach you everything you need to know, even the seating position requires one to teach you how to do it right. The learning process will be a long road but well worth it.
I'm from Bangladesh and it is called ektara ek means one and tara means string And baul is our traditional music genre . You can listen to hason raja or lalon songs You can come to our international folk fest And you can also try other instruments like dhol, dotara, bashi etc Dhol=like drum, dotara=same like ektara with two strings and bashi = bamboo flute Thank you trying our traditional instrument
Noticed a lot of sources calling this an Ektara but there we also some calling the Toombi an Ektara as well, so I thought maybe the name Ektara was used for multiple instruments with one string, but I guess I was a bit off the mark! Thanks for the info :)
It amazing to see you guys use Persian words for your instruments. We say dohol for drums and yek means one and do means two and tar means string in persian. We have instruments called dotar and setar and tar.
@@arshiahashemi4977 It's not really using Persian words. Ek is a native Bengali word. The reason it sounds the same as Persian is cos both Persian and Bengali got it from a common parent language thousands of years ago. Same reason "one" in English is "ein" in German, the two languages are part of the same family.
@@arshiahashemi4977 Hindi/Urdu is full of Persian words and influence. And they both have common ancestral langauge. They both are from Indo-European language group. Arabic is not. And yes, do include Bangla which shares origin in Sanskrit with Hindi.
In India it's also very popular folk music instrument. The states like West Bengal, Tripura it's popular also. It's mainly a sufi or spiritual music instrument.
That's called Ektara. It’s got deep rooted significance in our musical history and culture. That right there is the very essence of our native folk. Thanks for trying it out.
I love these videos because watching the struggle is hilarious but it's also really fun to learn with you guy. One of my favorite channels, stay awesome
Loved that you tried a bengali baul instrument. It is widely known as একতারা(ektara) or Iktara. It has to be played by one hand and has the open tune of E.
awesome video just purchased one as I was watching this!! wasn't sure if it's what I wanted but you assured me it was by showing everything you can do with it. Much appreciated!! it was sitting in my Ebay cart for like a month lol thank you!! can't wait to use it! it will be great for doing sound baths! and like you said with drums and it will also sound good with a didgeridoo!! Subscribed!
Do you already have an Ocarina? I don't remember seeing a video a Video of Charles with an Ocarna, but it could be very funny. Also, you should try to make a song with all of the crazy instruments you got. Edit: Found a Ocarina video... you should still make a song with these instruments
This instrument, called Ektara, is a very famous instrument among folk songs of Bengal, and Utkala (Odissa) (East India and Bangladesh). The singers called bauls, use this instrument while they sing. Bauls mostly sing songs which are dedicated to Hindu deities or reformal of societies. There are also Muslim Bauls who are Sufis, who too preach the happiness and reformal of the society.
Great video, it would be cool if you have the chance to try a Sarangi from Nepal! Or a Shehnai, I have one you’re welcome to try whenever we can next visit the UK :D
I'm Bangladeshi and 16. I was starting a career in music (My first and last video of a live performance is posted on my channel) I started with Folk songs and seeing him butcher the Ektrara has cracked me uo Also yes you can turn the Ektara into a Djent stick. Source : Attached an Electric guitar G string and a piezo pickup once.
The Världens Band are good - there are 13 of them and they play bagpipes, melodeon, Swedish 6 string fiddle, bombarde (Breton clarinet thingy) and Kora (African gourd harp thingy), combined with African and Indian mouth music. Iv’e seen them live, and they sound beautiful, but very loud!
Have you ever tried a 'theremin' it's an instrument you play without touching it! It's also the first known electrical instrument, invented in 1920. It was invented by a young Russian physicist named Lev Sergeyevich Termen as part of proximity sensor research for the Soviet Government.
I think you should try trumpet. They’re very low cost and you would sound funny on one. I mean because I found it funny when I played mine because I didn’t have it down very good
Gopichand can be categorised as the grand daddy of "Banjos"... And some flavours of "Lap Steel" too.. and sir can you please make a review of "THANPURA" A south indian I strument.. a grandfather. mother or any other of the modern "Bass Guitar"😁 would love to see you play .. or djent on it ... U definitely can believe me.. 😁💪😁🤘
Go for a Robab or Rabab or Rohbab, the instrument name means the doorway to the soul, and is one of the oldest instruments in the world, Originally From Afghanistan.
Tried Ak-tara (That's its common name in Bengali). Now try Dow-Tara (means Two String Instrument, literally.) Also, it's almost obvious companion Khomok.
this is ektara used by sadhus and rishis of Hindu religion to sing bhajans of lord Krishna or ram its available in remote places in India only nearby any temple
Now I really want to try a Sitar... 🤔
Why not ?
Y'all should do a GarageBand and use the metal logo
Definitely do it
Get a resonator guitar and learn slide
I just started learning it a couple of weeks ago and it's quite complex. But the sound (and sympathetic string harmonics in particular) are definitely worth the challenge. Be sure to get a sitar teacher in your area to teach you everything you need to know, even the seating position requires one to teach you how to do it right. The learning process will be a long road but well worth it.
Ahh, yes, the analogue otamatone.
I was going to comment almost exactly the same thing, lol
*acoustic otamatone
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I'm from Bangladesh and it is called ektara
ek means one and tara means string
And baul is our traditional music genre .
You can listen to hason raja or lalon songs
You can come to our international folk fest
And you can also try other instruments like dhol, dotara, bashi etc
Dhol=like drum, dotara=same like ektara with two strings and bashi = bamboo flute
Thank you trying our traditional instrument
Noticed a lot of sources calling this an Ektara but there we also some calling the Toombi an Ektara as well, so I thought maybe the name Ektara was used for multiple instruments with one string, but I guess I was a bit off the mark! Thanks for the info :)
It amazing to see you guys use Persian words for your instruments. We say dohol for drums and yek means one and do means two and tar means string in persian. We have instruments called dotar and setar and tar.
@@arshiahashemi4977 well "ek" " do" is also hindi or bengali word for one and two respectively. Persian and Hindi/ Bengali overlap sometimes may be.
@@arshiahashemi4977 It's not really using Persian words. Ek is a native Bengali word. The reason it sounds the same as Persian is cos both Persian and Bengali got it from a common parent language thousands of years ago. Same reason "one" in English is "ein" in German, the two languages are part of the same family.
@@arshiahashemi4977 Hindi/Urdu is full of Persian words and influence. And they both have common ancestral langauge. They both are from Indo-European language group. Arabic is not. And yes, do include Bangla which shares origin in Sanskrit with Hindi.
In India it's also very popular folk music instrument. The states like West Bengal, Tripura it's popular also. It's mainly a sufi or spiritual music instrument.
That's called Ektara.
It’s got deep rooted significance in our musical history and culture.
That right there is the very essence of our native folk.
Thanks for trying it out.
We obviously don't mind your bad playing. We keep coming back for more ear torture! XP
Not sure why you guys put up with it, but I'm happy you do 🙏
Fun little thing, and as said, looks easy enough to play in a somewhat decent manner! Looking forward to more "instruments us euros never heard of" :)
I love these videos because watching the struggle is hilarious but it's also really fun to learn with you guy. One of my favorite channels, stay awesome
Loved that you tried a bengali baul instrument. It is widely known as একতারা(ektara) or Iktara. It has to be played by one hand and has the open tune of E.
Guessing the smaller ones are designed to be played with 1 hand and the bigger ones with 2 hands? Thanks for the info :)
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME SEEING A ONE STRING GUITAR AND A VERY UNIQUE ONE WITH A PERCUSSION.
The mustache don’t look too bad
Marcangelus i-
I bought one in an import shop many years ago, before there was an internet.
Fun to see a video about it, all these years later.
Djent-stick confirmed. This is the quality content I subscribe for.
Wow I haven't seen that instrument, thank for making a video
love from India,West Bengal
As someone who owns a sitar, I can definitely say- PLEASE get your hands on one!!! I would love to see it!!
Loved it!! thx
Agricultural djent stick
I hope, you will do episodes on Tabla, Sitar, Santoor and Sarod. These are very versatile and can be used in Western music effectively.
Tambura!!
Thank you for a new good video with good entertaining content
awesome video just purchased one as I was watching this!! wasn't sure if it's what I wanted but you assured me it was by showing everything you can do with it. Much appreciated!! it was sitting in my Ebay cart for like a month lol thank you!! can't wait to use it! it will be great for doing sound baths! and like you said with drums and it will also sound good with a didgeridoo!! Subscribed!
show us the whole collection
It's also called "Ektara" . It's Bengali folk instrument.
Nice one ❤️
Loved your video. Can you make one on Tungna?
Do you already have an Ocarina? I don't remember seeing a video a Video of Charles with an Ocarna, but it could be very funny. Also, you should try to make a song with all of the crazy instruments you got.
Edit: Found a Ocarina video... you should still make a song with these instruments
This instrument, called Ektara, is a very famous instrument among folk songs of Bengal, and Utkala (Odissa) (East India and Bangladesh). The singers called bauls, use this instrument while they sing. Bauls mostly sing songs which are dedicated to Hindu deities or reformal of societies. There are also Muslim Bauls who are Sufis, who too preach the happiness and reformal of the society.
Can you please try to play the Gaita? It’s a South American instrument
Don't feel bad, most of us have no idea how to actually use that thing either.
I am really going on brass now. So let me tell you I was really bad when I started.
Love from Bangladesh
good.ide.
Your the most underated youtuber ever keep up the great work 👍
Could you please do a video on the euphonium
You should make a video about 'morsing'. It is from South Asia as well and has a very unique sound. Try searching it on RUclips.
Great video, it would be cool if you have the chance to try a Sarangi from Nepal! Or a Shehnai, I have one you’re welcome to try whenever we can next visit the UK :D
These look neat! The Sarangi looks like good fun :D
wow why haven't i found you earlier
you're funny as heck
Thanks buddy :) Glad you like it!
Sick
Rob scallon would have a field day with this.
Also, isn’t this instrument from Bali too?
have you ever played the cuíca?
Gopichand
How about using a violin bow?
❤😌 হায় মোর বাংলা রে
You should buy the Otamatone Wahha Gogo! It looks like the normal otamatone but it has teeth. Absolutely terrifying
Realy cool Channel ,can you try the Pockamp by Ammoon or test an DIY
Guitar Kit .tanks
Please make a review on the indian flute
Its like a baby gutbucket. I love it
Is this instrument used in Vietnamese folk music? I feel like I've heard it in river music.
Same mechanism, totally different musical instrument
An instrument from my country.
Thankyou so much.❣️
I'm Bangladeshi and 16. I was starting a career in music (My first and last video of a live performance is posted on my channel)
I started with Folk songs and seeing him butcher the Ektrara has cracked me uo
Also yes you can turn the Ektara into a Djent stick.
Source : Attached an Electric guitar G string and a piezo pickup once.
The Gopichand is awesome! I have one of those too!
Hell yeah BANGLADESH!!
You should get more subscribers
It's called gopichand in the khandesh region of Maharashtra , a state in India.
You have to play and try thaval molam and nadeshwaram are the instruments in Tamil Nadu India
Imagine a band with all weird instruments from all over the world
That'd be interesting 🤔
Or hilariously bad
Especially if Charles is playing them XD
Can't argue with that 😅
The Världens Band are good - there are 13 of them and they play bagpipes, melodeon, Swedish 6 string fiddle, bombarde (Breton clarinet thingy) and Kora (African gourd harp thingy), combined with African and Indian mouth music. Iv’e seen them live, and they sound beautiful, but very loud!
@@SqueezeboxOfDelights w o a h
I thought I should start one like that way before I saw this comment... Psychic😅
You should try an ainu jaw harp
This instrument called ektar and this is a folk music instrument used by bauls in bangladesh and westbengal
You should check the Chapi from Curacao, taht is the hoe gardening tool we use to play. In Cuba called guataca, but we play it a very special way.
It's called "Ektara" in West Bengal
Try dotara also
IT IS CALLED EKTARA IN BANGLADESH. EK MEANS ONE AND TAR MEANS STRING. A ONE STRING INSTRUMENT MAINLY USED BY BARDS.
Have you ever tried a 'theremin' it's an instrument you play without touching it! It's also the first known electrical instrument, invented in 1920. It was invented by a young Russian physicist named Lev Sergeyevich Termen as part of proximity sensor research for the Soviet Government.
I thought it could be a good idea for a video
It's on the list :)
@@LOOTd Wow you replied! Cool, I can't wait for you to review it
you can check out SARANGI from Nepal and i bet you'll love it
Ayy let's go
Have you done the swedish mistlur? Edit: I meant NÄVERLUR.
I am trying to play this for a while..But no progress....
I think you should try trumpet. They’re very low cost and you would sound funny on one. I mean because I found it funny when I played mine because I didn’t have it down very good
Local name of this instrument in Bangladesh is " Ektaara" ☺️
In 2:32 i thought he was about to shred 'through the fire and flames' on ektara😂
Seagull merlin m4 150$ cad, fun instrument
That is an ektara (which translates to 'one string').
This instrument is from the West Bengal state of India and Bangladesh
the instrument is called Ektara..
We should have a face-off between the gopichand and the tumbi
We call it ektara (একতারা)
And the toombi as tarshenai(তারশানাই)
Gopichand can be categorised as the grand daddy of "Banjos"... And some flavours of "Lap Steel" too.. and sir can you please make a review of "THANPURA" A south indian I strument.. a grandfather. mother or any other of the modern "Bass Guitar"😁 would love to see you play .. or djent on it ... U definitely can believe me.. 😁💪😁🤘
LOL Gopichand is the name of one of my engineers at work
Go for a Robab or Rabab or Rohbab, the instrument name means the doorway to the soul, and is one of the oldest instruments in the world, Originally From Afghanistan.
Do Array Mibra
This is the only other person that I have ever seen to only have one plug
I'm about to make a beat out of this
Check out a dotora please
Check Sarangi.
It's a Bangladeshi Instrument
It's name is 'Ak Tara'
Ektara:
The Original DJENT
Try the erhu a chinese instrument
This is a Bangladeshi folk instrument called 'Ek Tara'.
Not Bangladeshi... it's bengali folk instrument...bengali is not only Bangladesh...there 14 crore bengali are in India also...
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They key question is not if you can play “Smoke on the water”, but really if you can play “Crazy Train” 😂
Try Dotara.
Tried Ak-tara (That's its common name in Bengali).
Now try Dow-Tara (means Two String Instrument, literally.)
Also, it's almost obvious companion Khomok.
You should look at a erhu
is that wiggly sound funny for real or is it just me watching this at 3 am?
It's pretty hilarious mate.
বাংলা❤❤
This is a bangla instrument.This is called Ektara.Ek means one and tar means strings.🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩I'm from Bangladesh.
Try Taus
Clarinet
I am also a Bengali
this is ektara used by sadhus and rishis of Hindu religion to sing bhajans of lord Krishna or ram its available in remote places in India only nearby any temple
Yes,This is known as "Ektara" and it is a typical Bangladeshi instrument.
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