Taraf (musical band)

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Taraf of Ochi-Albi, an 1860 painting by Carol Szathmari

A taraf is a small folk (

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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