This footage was filmed and produced 10 April 2024.

Authorities in the Russian republic of Chechnya have announced a ban on music they deem too fast or too slow.

Culture Minister Musa Dadayev informed a meeting on Friday of the decision to limit all musical, vocal and choreographic compositions to a tempo between 80 and 116 beats per minute (PPM), Russian state news agency TASS reported.

"(I) announced the final decision, agreed with the head of the Chechen republic, Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov, that from now on all musical, vocal and choreographic works must correspond to a tempo of 80 to 116 beats per minute," Dadayev said, according to TASS.

Under Kadyrov's directive, the region now ensures that Chechen musical and dance creations conform to the "Chechen mentality and musical rhythm", with the aim of bringing "the cultural heritage of the Chechen people to the people and to the future of our children," Dadayev added.

This footage illustrates various Chechen music and dances.