Mari musicMari music is the music of the Volga-Finnic Mari people of Russia. Mari music is generally pentatonic.SongMari songs are generally short and lyrical. Common themes include the Volga river, and a love of nature, to include forests and rainbows.Musical instrumentsMari instruments include the kusle or karsh, a type of zither. The Mari also play the tumyr, birch-bark horn, accordions, and a Mari bagpipe, the shuvyr.