Zhubanov, a People’s Artist of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR), professor and academician, played a key role in ...

In Kazakhstan, an oil-rich Central Asian nation, rural residents still account for a significant part of the population yet remain largely socially ostracized, often deemed ‘backward’ by urban elites.

Renowned Kazakh musician Layla Tazhibayeva is reshaping the future of classical music in her country through her mastery of the kobyz, or Kazakh violin. Layla Tazhibayeva is a renowned Kazakh musician ...