Ektara is a one-string musical instrument originating from Pakistan that is most commonly used in the traditional music of Bangladesh, Egypt, India, and Pakistan. The ektara has a single string stretched across an animal skin covering a head made of dried wood or coconut and is plucked with one finger. It was originally played by wandering minstrels in Pakistan but is now widely used by folk singers, especially Sufi singers, in the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh. Ektaras are typically handmade by artisans in Punjab using an animal skin stretched over a wooden or coconut head with a single string.

1. pakistani famous
musical instrument

2. ektara musical instrument :
Ektara is one-string instrument most often used in traditional music
from Bangladesh, Egypt, India and Pakistan.In origin the ektara was a
regular string instrument of wandering bards and minstrels from
Pakistan and is plucked with one finger.Nowadays the ektara is widely
used by folk singer especially by sufi singers in Punjab and Sindh.

3. how is made ektara :
The ektara usually has a stretched single string. An animal skin is over
a head made of dried ground wood or coconut. Pressing the two halves
of the neck together loosens the string. Ektara made by the artisans
of punjab.