Krasnodar is both a krai and a city within it, in Russia. Grigoriy Ponomarenko is the most well-known composer from Krasnodar, which has also produced the State Cossack Choir, led by laureate of the state prize of Russia, V. G. Zaharchenko. Russia is a large and extremely culturally diverse country, with dozens of ethnic groups, each with their own forms of folk music. ... The term bard came to use in the Soviet Union in the early 1960s (and continues to be used in Russia today) for popular poets and singers who wrote songs outside the Soviet establishment. ... Rock and roll became known in the Soviet Union in the 1960s and quickly broke free from its western roots. ... A music festival is a festival that presents a number of musical performances usually tied together through a theme or genre. ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is formally recognized by a countrys government as their states official national song. ... The Hymn of the Russian Federation is the national anthem of Russia. ... Adygea is a region in Russia. ... Astrakhan is a Caucasian region of Russia with a rich musical history. ... Native musical instruments: The pondur is the oldest of musical instruments of the Chechens, comprising of three chords and a wooden casing. ... Dagestan is a region of Russia. ... Traditional Ingush musical instruments include the zurna (similar to a clarinet), dekhch-pandr (similar to a balalaika), kekhat pondur (accordion, played mostly by girls), violin (with three strings), drums and tambourine. ... Kalmykia is a Russian region. ... Ossetia is a region, split into South Ossetia in Georgia and North Ossetia in Russia. ... Adygea is a region in Russia. ... Altai is a region in Russia, composed primarily of ethnic Russians and Altaians. ... The first major study of the music of Bashkortostan appeared in 1897, when ethnographer Rybakov S.G. wrote Music and Songs of the Urals Muslims and Studies of Their Way of Life. ... Astrakhan is a Caucasian region of Russia with a rich musical history. ... Buryatia is a part of the Russian Federation. ... Native musical instruments: The pondur is the oldest of musical instruments of the Chechens, comprising of three chords and a wooden casing. ... Dagestan is a region of Russia. ... Evenkia is a part of Russia, located in Asia. ... Traditional Ingush musical instruments include the zurna (similar to a clarinet), dekhch-pandr (similar to a balalaika), kekhat pondur (accordion, played mostly by girls), violin (with three strings), drums and tambourine. ... Irkutsk is a Russian oblast and city that has produced several famous popular musicians and has a number of styles of folk music. ... The modern city and region of Kaliningrad is home to the Kaliningrad Regional Philharmonic and Symphony Orchestra, the Lik male chamber choir and the Garmonika Russian music ensemble [1], as well as the Kaliningrad Chamber Orchestra [2]. References [3] [4] Categories: Music genre stubs | Music of Russian subdivisions | Kaliningrad ... Kalmykia is a Russian region. ... Khakassia is a region in Russia. ... The Komi Republic is a region of Russia. ... Mordovia is a region of Russia. ... Ossetia is a region, split into South Ossetia in Georgia and North Ossetia in Russia. ... Ethnic Russian music includes many varieties of folk, popular and classical traditions. ... The Sakha Republic is a part of Russia in Asia. ... Tatarstan is a part of Russia, inhabited by the Tatars. ... Tuva is a part of Russia, inhabited by a people related to the nearby Mongolians. ... Udmurtia is a Russian region. ... Krasnodar (Russian, Краснодар) is a city in Southern Russia on the Kuban River, and is the administrative center of Krasnodar Krai (Krasnodar region, also known as Kuban, Russian Кубань). ... Krai (Russian: край; British English transliteration: kray, compare Polish kraj), often translated as region, territory, or province, is a term used to refer to several of Russias 89 administrative regions (federal subjects). ...