Tarai

Tarai is a Chuvash indie-folk ensemble that bridges folk and modernity. Tarai is founded at the crossroads of Europe and Central Asia. It is a credit to 1.4 million Chuvashs living in Central Russia in the Volga River Region. Tarai performs original songs in Chuvash written with national poets not only because the frontman is a Chuvash. Chuvashs are direct descendants of ancient Bulgars and speak the only living language in the Oghuric branch of the Turkic languages. UNESCO listed the language as an endangered one in 2011. Tarai resides in Tallinn (Estonia): A.Aidarov (singing, guitar), E. Muoni (bass), and Peter Sushkov (keyboard)