Europe North America Oceania The tumbi or toombi (Punjabi: ਤੂੰਬੀ, pronunciation: tūmbī), also called a tumba or toomba, is a traditional musical instrument from the Punjab region of the northern Indian subcontinent.

[1] The tumbi was popularized in the modern era by the Punjabi folksinger Lal Chand Yamla Jatt (1914-1991).

In the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s many Punjabi singers adopted the tumbi, notably Kuldeep Manak, Mohammed Sadiq, Didar Sandhu, Amar Singh Chamkila, and Kartar Ramla.

Other users include Punjabi Sufi singers such as Kanwar Grewal and Saeen Zahoor.

A single metallic string passes across the resonator over a bridge and is tied to a tuning key at the end of the stick.