Plucked membranophones

thumb|An Ektara from Bangladesh

The anandalahari (; ) is originated in bengal region. The instrument often accompanies dance, and may act as melody and rhythm.

thumb|A jogi playing Kendara. The Kendarā ( Odia- କେନ୍ଦରା ) is a wooden string instrument. The kendara has one string and is most commonly played by drawing a bow across its string. They are mostly played traditionally by jogis, people who would go from door to door with a dried gourd container to keep rice, and a kendara to play while singing, and accept food as alms. They are rarely used in genres of folk including country music. The folk genre of music played in a kendara is known as Kendarā Gita ( Odia- କେନ୍ଦରା ଗୀତ ). The instrument rose to popularity during 12th century when Sanskrit was

thumb|180px|A baul playing a khamak. The Khamak is a string instrument similar to the Gubguba or Anandalahari, originating in bengal region, common in folk music of Bengal, Odisha and North East India, especially Baulgaan. It is a one-headed drum with a string attached to it which is plucked. The only difference from ektara is that no bamboo is used to stretch the string, which is held by one hand, while being plucked by another. In Anandalahari, the other end of the string is fixed inside a copper pot only.