The music of the Tatar people of the Central Volga region of Russia is an important link, according to the collector Laszlo Vikar, in the vast east-west chain that connects the musics of China and Hungary. In these unique field recordings, made by Vikar as assistant to the composer and musicologist Zoltan Kodaly, Tatars sing and play flute, jew’s harp and fiddle.
Recorded by Laszio Vikar
1 Ay, bolin su, kuaklar
2 Beyekkay da tawularnin baslarina
3 Sandugacim balakaysin
4 Altinnar da mikan na, ay, ilebez?
5 Sarli urman
6 Altinkay da cirkaular jandir
7 Kitkan cakta
8 Jirlarga da kussan na min jirlarmin
9 Hawarlarda ockan, ay, kaz mikan?
10 Sarman buykalari tugay-tugay
11 Samarifkay digan, ay, kalada
12 Jibarayek jirlap, kitsen cin rap
13 Ik buylarina, ay, tosarbez
14 Sonekay buylarina tosarlarga
15 Idas burylarina tosarlarga
16 Yeget bulsan jirday bul
17 Mendam biyek taw baska la
18 Ay, uragin salip in basina
19 Ay, jihan, min, ay janmas idem
20 Sarman and Apipa
21 Sarman buykaylari, au, kin alan
22 Jankay-janes kitte, ay, sunarga
23 Karcigalar kara, muyini ala
24 Agidelkay alkin, sui salkin
25 Jibarayek jirlap, kitsen sin rap
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