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The Karatai are an ethnographic group of Mordvins, historically living in the KamskoUstinsky district of Tatarstan, whose native language is Tatar. The centuries-old history of this local group is an example of active interethnic interaction in the Volga region. Various aspects of history, material and spiritual culture, and the Karatai language are considered in ethnographic and dialectological literature. Among them are those analyzing hypotheses of the origin of the Karatai, taking into account the obvious Mishar vocabulary of their language; studying the modern area of settlement; features of self-identification. Special attention is paid to the materials of the Mordovian ethnographic expedition, which studied the life and traditions of the Karatai in the 1950s under the guidance of the famous scientist V.N. Belitzer.

The Volga region is a unique polyethnic region of Russia, where the representatives of different peoples were in close interaction for many centuries, forming a unique layer of culture, which includes many components. An important role in this ethnic conglomerate belongs to the musical traditions embodied in folklore, musical instruments, ritual and festive performances, which make an important element of the ethnic culture identity for the indigenous peoples of the Volga region - Tatars, Russians, Mordvins, Chuvashes, Mari and Udmurts. One of the most ancient Volga peoples, who made a great contribution to the development and the preservation of the region unique traditions is the Mordva. The representatives of the Mordovian people are divided into two local ethnic groups - Erzya and Moksha, and there are two local ethnographic groups in their composition - the Karatai Mordva (karatai) and the Tengushev Mordva (shoksha). The article considers the musical culture of the Mordovian-Karatai, the development of which was influenced by the Finno-Ugric, Turkic and Slavic traditions of the Volga region of Russia. The role of external cultures in the development of the unique ethnic appearance of the Mordovian people turned out to be very significant and influenced the development of its unique musical culture in many ways, which, thanks to external factors, acquired a special form of assimilation, which is the synthesis of different national music-style components.

The Volga region is a unique polyethnic region of Russia, where the representatives of different peoples were in close interaction for many centuries, forming a unique layer of culture, which includes many components. An important role in this ethnic conglomerate belongs to the musical traditions embodied in folklore, musical instruments, ritual and festive performances, which make an important element of the ethnic culture identity for the indigenous peoples of the Volga region - Tatars, Russians, Mordvins, Chuvashes, Mari and Udmurts. One of the most ancient Volga peoples, who made a great contribution to the development and the preservation of the region unique traditions is the Mordva. The representatives of the Mordovian people are divided into two local ethnic groups - Erzya and Moksha, and there are two local ethnographic groups in their composition - the Karatai Mordva (karatai) and the Tengushev Mordva (shoksha). The article considers the musical culture of the Mordovian-Karatai, the development of which was influenced by the Finno-Ugric, Turkic and Slavic traditions of the Volga region of Russia. The role of external cultures in the development of the unique ethnic appearance of the Mordovian people turned out to be very significant and influenced the development of its unique musical culture in many ways, which, thanks to external factors, acquired a special form of assimilation, which is the synthesis of different national music-style components. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]