# Tumbi

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{{Short description|Punjabi musical instrument}}
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| names                 = Toombi, thumbi
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| background            = one-stringed instrument
| classification        = [String instruments](/source/String_instruments)
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| articles              = [Kuldeep Manak](/source/Kuldeep_Manak), [Bhangra](/source/Bhangra_(music))
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[[File:Toonba and algoza.JPG|thumb|Toomba and [algoza](/source/algoza).]]{{Punjabis}}
The '''tumbi''' or '''toombi''' ({{langx|pa|ਤੂੰਬੀ}},<!--CAN SOMEONE VERIFY THIS IS THE LITERAL MEANING?? "gourd", --> pronunciation: ''tūmbī''), also called a '''tumba''' or '''toomba''', is a traditional musical instrument from the [Punjab region](/source/Punjab_region) of the northern [Indian subcontinent](/source/Indian_subcontinent). The high-pitched, single-[string](/source/string_instrument) plucking instrument is associated with [folk music](/source/folk_music) of Punjab and presently very popular in Western [Bhangra](/source/Bhangra_(music)) music.<ref name="Roy2010">{{cite book|author=Anjali Gera Roy|title=Bhangra Moves: From Ludhiana to London and Beyond|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8O9tua3CjhMC&pg=PA58|accessdate=9 June 2013|year=2010|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.|isbn=978-0-7546-5823-8|pages=58–}}</ref>

The tumbi was popularized in the modern era by the Punjabi folksinger [Lal Chand Yamla Jatt](/source/Lal_Chand_Yamla_Jatt) (1914-1991). In the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s many Punjabi singers adopted the tumbi, notably [Kuldeep Manak](/source/Kuldeep_Manak), [Mohammed Sadiq](/source/Mohammed_Sadiq_(singer)), [Didar Sandhu](/source/Didar_Sandhu) and [Amar Singh Chamkila](/source/Amar_Singh_Chamkila). Other users include Punjabi Sufi singers such as [Saeen Zahoor](/source/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](/source/Get_Ur_Freak_On)", 2001 hit single by [Missy Elliott](/source/Missy_Elliott) produced by [Timbaland](/source/Timbaland), saw the introduction of the distinct tumbi sound into the popular mainstream music scene.
*"[Mundian Ton Bach Ke Rahin](/source/Mundian_To_Bach_Ke)" ("Beware of the Boys") from [Panjabi MC](/source/Panjabi_MC), a huge hit in the [UK charts](/source/UK_singles_chart), is perhaps the most widely known example of the use of tumbi in popular Western music.
*"[20 Inch](/source/20_Inch)" by [Master P](/source/Master_P) (featuring Jamaican reggae artist [Cutty Ranks](/source/Cutty_Ranks) and rap artist [Kobra Khan](/source/Kobra_Khan_(musician))) included tumbi played by Toronto, Ontario, Canadian native Shawn Ramta (grandson of the famous Punjabi folk singer, Hazara Singh Ramta).
*"[Baby Doll](/source/Baby_Doll_(Kanika_Kapoor_song))" features tumbi throughout the song.

==Players==
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* [Lal Chand Yamla Jatt](/source/Lal_Chand_Yamla_Jatt)
* [Mohammed Sadiq](/source/Mohammed_Sadiq_(singer))
* [Kuldeep Manak](/source/Kuldeep_Manak)
* [Didar Sandhu](/source/Didar_Sandhu)
* [Amar Singh Chamkila](/source/Amar_Singh_Chamkila)
* [Manmohan Waris](/source/Manmohan_Waris)
* [Sarbjit Cheema](/source/Sarbjit_Cheema)
* [Sukshinder Shinda](/source/Sukshinder_Shinda)
* [Saeen Zahoor](/source/Saeen_Zahoor)
* [Sangtar](/source/Sangtar)

==See also==
* [Ektara](/source/Ektara) India
* [Ek Tare](/source/Ek_Tare) Nepal
* [Kendara](/source/Kendara)
* [Khamak](/source/Khamak)

==References==
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==Further reading==
*Thuhi, Hardial. [http://www.global.ucsb.edu/punjab/journal/v18_1_2/articles/6_TheTumba.pdf ''The Tumba-Algoza Ballad Tradition'']. Translated by Gibb Schreffler. ''Journal of Punjab Studies'' 18(1&2) (Spring-Fall 2011). pp.&nbsp;169–202.

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Category:Punjabi music
Category:Folk instruments of Punjab
Category:Indian musical instruments
Category:Monochords
Category:Punjabi words and phrases
Category:Pakistani musical instruments

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