Mordovia is a region of Russia. Its national anthem is "Shumbrat, Mordovia!" (Hail, Mordovia!) by Sergey Kinyakin and Nina Kosheleva, adopted in 1995 [1] (http://david.national-anthems.net/mor.htm). 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 is a style of African American music which has long been popular in Russia. ... A music festival is a festival that presents a number of musical performances usually tied together through a theme or genre. ... The National Anthem is the name of a song by the band Radiohead. ... The Estonians are related to the Finns, and their music shares some similarities. ... Much of the music of Finland is influenced by Karelian traditional tunes and lyrics, as comprised in the Kalevala. ... Indigenous Hungarian music is unique in all of Europe in its similarities to the musical forms of north-eastern China. ... The Sami (or Lapp, Laplanders) people live in the northern sections of Finland, Sweden, Norway and the Kola Peninsula (Karelia, Russia). ... Traditional Latvian music is dominated by folk songs called dainas, featuring pre-Christian themes and legends, drone vocal styles and Baltic zithers. ... Lithuania has a long history of unique polyphonic music played on flutes, zithers (kankles)and other instruments. ... Adygea is a region in Russia. ... 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. ... Buryatia is a part of the Russian Federation. ... Belarus is an Eastern European country which has a rich tradition of unique folk and religious music. ... Native musical instruments: The pondur is the oldest of musical instruments of the Chechens, comprising of three chords and a wooden casing. ... Evenkia is a part of Russia, located in Asia. ... The Sakha Republic is a part of Russia in Asia. ... Tatarstan is a part of Russia, inhabited by the Tatars. ... Ukraine is an Eastern European country, formerly part of the Soviet Union. ... The Republic of Mordovia (Russian: Респу́блика Мордо́вия, Mordvinian: Мордовскяй Республикась) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... The Russian Federation (Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija), or Russia (Russian: Росси́я, transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija), is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. ... The National Anthem is the name of a song by the band Radiohead. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Mordovian folk music has become part of the repertoire of some modern bands, such as Toorama.