Nenetsia is a region in Russia, inhabited by the Nenets. Their traditional music includes epic poems comparable to such epics as the Finnish Kalevala and the Yakut Olonkho [1]. Nenets traditional music does not include the use of musical instruments or dance [2]. Russia is a large and extremely culturally diverse country, with dozens of ethnic groups, each with their own forms of folk music. ... Finno-Ugric music includes the music of Ural mountains and Uralic language speaking people: Estonia, Finland, Hungary (and Hungarians in Romania and Vojvodina), Russia and the Sami music of Russia, Finland, Norway and Sweden. ... 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. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... 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 National Anthem of Russia (Russian: ) is composed by Alexander Alexandrov, lyrics written by Sergey Mikhalkov. ... The Komi Republic is a region of Russia. ... The Sami (or Lapp, Laplanders) people live in the northern sections of Finland, Sweden, Norway and the Kola Peninsula (Karelia, Russia). ... Mordovia is a region of Russia. ... Udmurtia is a Russian region. ... Adygea is a region in Russia. ... Altai is a region in Russia, composed primarily of ethnic Russians and Altaians. ... Astrakhan is a Caucasian region of Russia with a rich musical history. ... 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. ... 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. ... Krasnodar is both a krai and a city within it, in Russia. ... Mordovia is a region of Russia. ... Ossetia is a region, split into South Ossetia in Georgia and North Ossetia in Russia. ... Rostov Oblast is a region of Russia, which contains the city of Rostov-on-Don. ... 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. ... Categories: Russia geography stubs | Autonomous Districts of Russia ... Nenets may refer to: Nenetsia, an administrative region of Russia. ... The Kalevala is an epic poem which Elias Lönnrot in the 19th century said that he had compiled from Finnish folk sources. ... The Sakha (Yakutia) Republic (Russian: Респу́блика Саха́ (Яку́тия); Yakut: Саха Республиката) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... A musical instrument is a device that has been constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Dance (from Old French dance, further history unknown) generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression (see also body language) or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ...

The annual Mimi-Nor festival is an important part of modern Nenets music.

External links

• Report on Nenets music
• PDF report on Forest Nenets music