Marzhan Kapsamat of Nursultan, Kazakhstan, is bringing a vibrant snapshot of ancient Kazakhstan to the modern world of Instagram. On her page, the 23-year-old is known for playing Kazakhstan’s ...
A dedicated craftsman has helped maintain musical culture for nearly two decades by making more than 50 different traditional instruments in his own workshop in Kazakhstan. Nurjan Dilmanow, 35, who ...
In this episode of Modern Nomads, we meet kui-pop pioneer Aktoty Bolshova and electronic music trailblazer Nazira Kassenova in Almaty to find out how they are fusing Kazakh heritage with modern sounds ...
There is a saying that the horse and the song are the two wings of the Kazak people. With horses the Kazaks fly across the prairies and mountains, and with songs they fly through time. Listening to ...