Q. Name an instrument that is similar to Ektara.
Answer: Khamak
Notes: Khamak is a Bengali instrument that is similar to the Ektara (one-stringed instrument attached to a drum) and is used alongside other traditional instruments in creating folk music especially the baulgaan (songs sung by the bauls). This instrument is also played by plucking the strings with one arm and adjusting the tension of the strings with the other.
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