page_title: Lăutari
hierarchical_section_title: Lăutari
caption_attribution_description: Română: Taraful lui Ochi-Albi English: Taraf of Ochi-Albi, 1860, Bucharest, pencil and watercolor. The term taraf refers to a group of traditional Romanian musicians.
context_page_description: The Romanian word Lăutar denotes a class of musicians. Most often, and by tradition, lăutari are members of a professional clan of Romani musicians, also called țigani lăutari. The term is derived from lăută, the Romanian word for lute. Lăutari usually perform in bands, called taraf.
context_section_description: The Romanian word Lăutar ([ləutar])  denotes a class of musicians. Most often, and by tradition, lăutari are members of a  professional clan of Romani musicians, also called țigani lăutari ([tsigani ləutari]). The term is derived from lăută, the Romanian word for lute. Lăutari usually perform in bands, called taraf.
caption: Lăutari in the 19th century
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