Anne Vabarna is considered to be the greatest Setu Singer and regarded one of the greatest and most important singers of Finno-Ugric peoples

Finno-Ugric peoples

The Finno-Ugric peoples are any of several peoples of Europe who speak languages of the proposed Finno-Ugric language family, such as the Finns, Estonians, Mordvins, and Hungarians...

. In her lifetime over 140,000 verses were recorded from the singer. She is mainly known for her composition of the Setu national epic 'Peko

Peko

Peko is an ancient Estonian and Finnish god of crops, especially barley and brewing. In the area of Setumaa, between Estonia and Russia, inhabited by the seto-speaking Setos, the cult of Peko was alive until the 20th century...

', depicting the tale of the Setonian hero who provides freedom for the Setu people. Her repertoire also includes songs of traditional Setu lyric and lyric-epic types, children's songs, prayers, fifty two bridal laments, improvisations (dedicated to collectors of folklore

Folklore

Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...

, statesmen, doctors, guests-all in all over 20,000 verses), epic compositions and folk tales.