First time ever electro jetigen at The Spirit of Tengri
Have you heard the sound of jetigen? It is a Kazakh many-stringed harp-like instrument that is similar to Russian gusli.
Apple buys music star Beats for $3 bn
Apple, seeking to bolster its position in the hotly contested online music sector, said Wednesday it was buying Beats Music and Beats Electronics in a much-hyped deal worth $3 billion.
Kazakh ethnic band Aldaspan to present new album at The Spirit of Tengri
Famous Kazakhstan ethnic rock band Aldaspan will present their new album at The Spirit of Tengri festival in Almaty.
Kazakhstan selects its representative for Slavianski Bazaar 2014 singing contest
Marhaba Sabiyeva, a participant of a Kazakhstan national singing competition The Voice, will represent Kazakhstan at the Slavianski Bazaar 2014.
Kazakhstani violin player to perform in Graz, Austria
Kazakhstani violin player Ordabek Duisen will perform as a concertmaster at the Classical Music Festival in Austrian Graz.
Throat singing extraordinary Radik Tyulyush to perform at The Spirit of Tengri
The master of Tuvan throat singing Radik Tyulyush will perform in Almaty at The Spirit of Tengri festival.
Ex-Beatle McCartney cancels Japan tour over illness
Former Beatle Paul McCartney has cancelled his Japan tour due to illness, organisers said Tuesday, days after apologising to fans for missing a pair of weekend concerts.
Parviz Nazarov's version of Backstreet Boys song available
A music video of a Backstreet Boys band’s song sang by Kazakh singer Parviz Nazarov has been released.
Turkish band BaBa Zula to perform at The Spirit of Tengri
Turkish band BaBa Zula will perform at the 2nd music festival The Spirit of Tengri in Almaty on June 7th.
Jay-Z, Solange Knowles have 'moved on' from elevator row
Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce's sister say they have apologized to each other and agreed to "move forward" after an "unfortunate" fight in an elevator, which became public with a leaked video.
Thriller from beyond grave: new Jackson songs wow critics
Self-styled King of Pop Michael Jackson returns from the grave again this week with a second posthumous album of songs recorded before his death in 2009.
Elevator melee between Jay-Z, Solange Knowles goes viral
A hip New York hotel said Monday it's investigating how surveillance video of Beyonce's sister Solange Knowles attacking brother-in-law Jay-Z in an elevator wound up on an Internet gossip site.
Kazakhstan Culture Days to be held in Indonesia
The opening ceremony of the Days of Kazakhstan Culture in Indonesia will be held at Taman Ismail Marzuki concert hall on May 13 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Bearded Austrian drag queen wins Eurovision
Bearded Austrian drag queen Conchita Wurst won the Eurovision contest early Sunday with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix", beating expectations that the eye-catching performance would be too controversial in socially conservative countries.
US judge jails Chris Brown for violating probation
Troubled singer Chris Brown admitted Friday to violating his probation and was jailed for a year in Los Angeles, though he was given credit for about eight months already served.
Bearded drag queen among favourites to win Eurovision
A bearded drag queen who was initially written off as too provocative for some socially conservative countries is now a favourite to win Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest, tinged as always with regional politics.
McCartney returns to Tokyo venue for first time since 1966
Paul McCartney is to play Tokyo's Nippon Budokan Hall this month, marking his first return to the venue since appearing there with The Beatles in 1966.
13-yo girl from Kazakhstan wins Spring Voices in China
13-year-old Aiym Samekeyeva from Kazakhstan has won the Gran Prix at the Spring Voices singing competition in China.
10-yo boy from Kazakhstan wins international singing contest
10-year-old Mukhammedali Zhugunusov from Kazakhstan has won the Grand Prix of the Paradise Hoilday-2014 singing contest in Greece.
Two girls from Kazakhstan in semi-finals of American song contest
Songs of two girls from Kazakhstan have made it into the semi-finals of the International Songwriting Competition 2014 (ISC).