The tambouras (Greek: ταμπουράς [tabuˈras]) is a Greek traditional string instrument of Byzantine origin. [1] . It has existed since at least the 10th century, when it was known in Assyria and Egypt. At that time, it might have had between two and six …

The tanpura (Sanskrit: तंबूरा, romanized: Taṃbūrā; also referred to as tambura, tanpuri, tamboura, or tanpoura) is a long-necked, plucked, four-stringed instrument originating in the Indian subcontinent, found in various forms in Indian music. [1]

tambura, long-necked fretless Indian lute. It has a hollow neck, measures about 40–60 inches (102–153 cm) in length, and usually has four metal strings tuned (relative pitch) c–c′–c′–g or c–c′–c′–f.

Tamburica (/ tæmˈbʊərɪtsə / tam-BOOR-it-sə or / ˌtæmbəˈrɪtsə / TAM-bər-IT-sə; sometimes written tamburrizza or tamburitza; Serbo-Croatian: tamburica / тамбурица, lit. 'little tamboura') or tamboura (Hungarian: tambura; Greek: ταμπουράς, romanized: tampourás) refers to a family of long-necked lutes popular in Southeast Europe and southeastern Cen...

May 26, 2023 · The tambura, also known as tanpura or tamboura, is a long-necked stringed instrument that belongs to the lute family. Its history can be traced back thousands of years, with references found in ancient Indian scriptures and texts.

The meaning of TAMBOURA is an Asian musical instrument resembling a lute in construction but without frets and used to produce a drone accompaniment to singing.

In episode 20 of Demystifying Indian Music, Kuljit Bhamra explains what a tanpura is and demonstrates how it creates its iconic drone sound."A light-hearted ...

It is believed that the tambouras' ancestor is the ancient Greek pandouris, also known as pandoura, pandouros or pandourida (πανδουρίς, πανδούρα, πάνδουρος), from which the word is derived. The tambouras is mentioned in the Byzantine epic of Digenis Akritas, when the hero plays his θαμπούριν, thambourin (medieval form of tambouras):

Bulgarian tamboura is one of the fundamental Bulgarian folk instruments, an instrument – legend whose name deserved its immortality overcoming geographical barriers, outliving historical vicissitudes and preserving in itself the name of the nation which created it and inspired a …

Oct 30, 2014 · The tamboura (Croatian: tambura) is a long-necked lute or mandolin, whose various forms and folkloric adoptions are found all over the Balkan Peninsula, Eastern and Central Europe, Turkey, Iran, India and East Africa.