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Music of Tatarstan
Tatarstan is a regin of Russia, inhabited by the Tatars. Their traditional music is a mixture of Turkic and Finno-Ugric elements. Instrumental dance music, secular song and sacred music are all a part of Tatar folk. Instrumentation includes kubyz (violin), surnay, quray (flute) and accordion-talianka .
In the mid-20th century, a number of Tatar composers became renowned, including Cäwdät Fäyzi , Salix Saydash , Mansur Mozaffarov and Näcip Cihanov.
See also: Tatar rock.
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