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Gem Of Punjab: Meet Tumbi Maestro Ramta Ji
Tumbi is a popular musical instrument used in Punjab’s folk music. Tumbi is a small lightweight folk instrument with just one string on it. The finishing wood color dimension may vary because all pieces are handmade.
Many Punjabi legendary singers like Kuldeep Manak, Mohammed Sadiq, Didar Sandhu and Amar Singh Chamkila among others used Tumbi to give a unique sound to their songs.
There is one more Tumbi player Ramta Ji who is popular among the folk music lovers for his amazing Tumbi playing skills.
Recently, popular Punjabi star Resham Singh Anmol shared a video of Ramta Ji on his Instagram account in which he is seen playing a Tumbi. He captioned the video as: “Rabb lammi umar kare tuhadi respected sir .You are one of the great musician of the world . Please send their phone no or adress if you can #RealArtist #GreatMusician #Proud #Respect #GoldenDaang #soon.”
Besides, there are several videos of him available on YouTube. Majority of his videos have views in lakhs.
Watch some of his videos here:
