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Giacomo Puccini’s timeless opera unfolds a poignant tale inspired by Henri Murger’s novel. Set in Paris’s Latin Quarter on ...
Kazakh global sensation Dimash isn’t just a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist - he’s a man on a mission. With his pitch-perfect, virtuosic vocals and genre-defying music, he is ...
In recent years, Kazakhstan’s music scene has undergone a unique transformation with the emergence of Qazaq-Pop (Q-Pop) and the growing popularity of R&B as prominent genres. Q-Pop, as the name ...
Functions is our interview series profiling crucial parties from across the world. This week: Almaty's ZVUK. Kazakhstan’s premier club night ZVUK launched in August 2016, taking over a disused World ...
Kazakhstan's music scene blends tradition and innovation. In Almaty, the dombra - a symbol of national pride - shines at the Ykhlas Museum, celebrating the nomadic heritage.
President Nursultan Nazarbayev called it “a revival of [Kazakhstan’s] historical statehood” (emphasis in the original), meant to introduce Kazakhstan to the world and gain global acknowledgment of ...
For example, traditional Kazakh music and dance are popular in China, and Chinese calligraphy and martial arts are popular in Kazakhstan. Despite all this, Sino-Kazakh ties face several challenges.
Kazakhstan’s music scene has evolved with the rise of Q-Pop and R&B, which blend global musical trends with distinctly Kazakh influences. Q-Pop (or, Qazaq-Pop) draws inspiration from Korea’s K-Pop ...
In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Dimash discusses his unique fusion of classical, Kazakh and contemporary music, and his mission to spread his "country’s culture, songs, and traditional ...