By co-opting critical voices, authoritarian regimes such as Kazakhstan seek to modernize their image and manage public sentiment under a facade of tolerance, allowing limited dissent within tightly ...

These artists aren't just preserving their musical heritage, they're bringing it to the world stage and redefining what Kazakh music means today.

Norris points out, an ideologically sanitized vision of Soviet Kazakhness was elevated, centered around traditional music and historical heroes. Nevertheless, “there was still a strong awareness of a ...

ASTANA – World-renowned composer and pianist Steve Barakatt visited Kazakhstan for the first time, performing at Astana Opera ...

Q-pop offers a deeper commentary on Kazakhstan’s attempts to embrace the forces of globalization while simultaneously establishing a renewed sense of national identity.

Kazakhstan’s music scene is both a reflection of cultural identity and a site of political negotiation. While music groups like Ninety One and Irina Kairatovna push creative boundaries and break ...