Taraf (musical band)
Type of folk music band in Romania and Moldova
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A taraf is a small lăutărească music ensemble from Romania or Moldova, usually consisting of three to eight musicians-lăutari. Instruments include the violin, cello, tambourine, accordion, harmonica and cimpoi (Romanian bagpipes). Tarafs also often include an instrument typical to the region: a cobza and cimbalom (Wallachia and Oltenia) a trumpet and flute (Moldova), a Tárogató (near Banat), a clarinet (Transylvania), or a two or three stringed guitar (in Maramureş county) sometimes called a "zongora". Players may also use instruments improvised from grass, birch bark, mussel shells, and leaves.
Famous tarafs
The group Taraf de Haïdouks, introduced to the West in the 1990s, brought the word to international fame.
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