Mari (Volga-Finnic) Dances and Music from Yoshkar-Ola 1of2

The Mari (distantly related to the Finns, Estonians and Hungarians) are an indigenous people in the Eastern part of European Russia. These clips were all shot in the area of Yoshkar-Ola, the capital of the Mari El Republic which is part of the Russian Federation.

Part 1 features traditional dances and music, Part 2 also includes slightly modern musical arrangements.

Comments please only in English, French or German (insults and expressions of hatred will not be allowed).

Category:

Music

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• Mari
• El
• Russia
• indigenous
• Volga
• Finnic
• music
• costumes
• mixed
• sex
• dance

[dimuska]

You are wrong, it does not sound too Slavic. Some moments are similar to Russian music, but Russian music has Finno-Ugric features, too. And Mari music has some Russian and Turkic features. So, all Volga nations have affected eachother ;)

[brseavey]

Wow! Thank you. I've never seen genuine traditional Mari dance before. It looks so much better without the silly Soviet stuff. It is very interesting to see how the women move their hands.

[SteinRobert]

@EsfahanKellie The origin is from Vest-Norway and is called "Brynje" wich was used to give to other cultures as a sign of friendship.

[topraka]

It may be because Russians got their music and dances.

Russians and other Slavs borrowed host of things from other people they came into contact with.

Just look up on Internet the origins of traditional Russian instruments such as "balalaika" and "dombra".

[EsfahanKellie]

Yes, I too would like to know the origin of the silver/metallic headware. It is very stunning, but I'm wondering if it came from Finno-Ugric culture or was copied from Bulgarians.

[dedefield]

The last dance in the clip blew me away! Thank you for posting this.

[EsfahanKellie]

Love the headgear and silverware. I wonder what century it dates from.

[Bonkajs]

for me sounds too slavic.. somehow i dont recognize some of dances and music styles with Finno-Ugric traditions. BUT that is Russia and maybe they are just very close (asimilated) with russians. :| sorry if i am wrong.

[mekkababble]

Absolutely fascinating. I've been looking for clips of these for a long, long time. Thanks for uploading.

[hichamomaroqui]

hicham d'agadir maroc passe un grand bonjour à irina de yoshkar ola