Apipa is a lively dance and/or work song, often humorous and similar to ditties in style. The history of the takmak dance "Apipa" (also known as "Bas, kyzim, Apipa") is quite fascinating. A widely accepted version, proposed by Tatar researcher Gai Tagirov, tells of Maftukha-apa and her granddaughter Apipa, who lived in the Tatar sloboda of Kazan. They made their living by performing impromptu shows in the courtyards of their neighborhood. According to the recollections of a local resident, "Maftukha-apa would sing verses of her ditties while lightly dancing in a circle, accompanying her granddaughter’s dance... Maftukha-apa had many verses, and she seldom repeated them."

Source: https://inde.io/article/16173-etnograficheskiy-interes-pochemu-tatary-lyubyat-garmon-igrayut-na-skripke-i-poyut-grustnye-pesni 

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