The tradition & historical record
1 min read · 2 sourcesThe chikara is a bowed stringed musical instrument from India used to play Indian folk music. It is used by the tribal people of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. 1
Description
The chikara is a simple spike fiddle played, similarly to the sarangi or sarinda, by sliding fingernails on the strings rather than pressing them to touch the fingerboard. It has 3 strings, two horse hair and one steel, in 3 courses and is tuned C, F, G. 1
Ambiguity
The term "chikara" is often used ambiguously to describe a variety of unrelated folk fiddles of northern India. 1
Related Instruments
Chikari, smaller version of chikara. Sarangi 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Chikara (instrument)”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
chikara is stringed instrument from India, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
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