Geamparale – TARAF DE CALIU – Delìrivm Còrdia

There are mani tarafuri besides the well-known Taraf de Haidouks. Here is Taraf de Caliu. Taraf is a Romanian word meaning “band”, “troupe”, “small folk (lăutărească) music ensemble”, usually consisting of 3-8 musicians. Instruments include the violin, cello, tambourine, accordion, harmonica and cimpoi (Romanian bagpipes). A taraf also often includes an instrument typical to the region: a kobza and cimbalom (Wallachia and Oltenia) a trumpet and flute (Moldova), a Tárogató (near Banat), a clarinet (Transylvania), or a 2-3 stringed lute (in Maramureş county) sometimes called a “zongora”. Players may also use instruments improvised from grass, birch bark, mussel shells, and leaves.