KZBlog writes about Gulzhan Ibrayeva, who used to be in a weirdly-named and poorly known band “Kinky Durakee” singing covers in Kazakhstan.
“Now that Gulzhan has moved to Scotland with her husband (and co-musician) Paul Finnie, the band has changed its name to Universal You and is hitting the top hot spots in Edinburgh”, the […]
The photographer Gaisha Madanova is on the streets of our beloved city of Almaty this winter taking photos that are poetic and meditative. Her photos capture stillness and motion in beautiful seconds of light.
Translation of Lena B-va’s post on the Russian version of our blog.
As police officers informed the journalists of “Komsomolskaya Pravda” newspaper, the body of Alexander Legkodimov, 26, better known among Almaty youth as DJ Zayaz, was found early in the morning of February 3 with the signs of violent death. The crime is […]
The First Festival of short films, shot by cameras installed in the cellphones, “Mobile Look” was held in Almaty January 26. It was organized by the creative group KANAIDAR with the purpose to make cinematographe a more accessible art to everyone.
“You have a mobile phone. Your mobile phone has a camera. You want to […]
For the first time in history there is a Kazakh movie mentioned in the short-list for Oscar. Although the motion picture is actually a joint venture of Russian and Kazakh sides, the nomination was made on behalf of Kazakhstan, where the filming was done, and where nearly half money came from.
Nominations for the 80th […]
A website dedicated to the new translation of the epic novel by Mukhtar Auezov “Abai’s Path” has been presented lately. The focal book of the whole Kazakh culture describes the life of Abai Kunanbayev, the great Kazakh humanist, writer and translator who lived in 1845-1904.
The novel had been written in Kazakh language in 1952-54 […]
The Respublika Avenue after intersection with Seifullin Street becomes Pushkin Street. There is a monument to the great Russian poet; the sculpture is a gift to the city, made by Mr. Stolpovskih, a Russian citizen, in 1999. Pushkin stands in the center of little park and represents a light and picturesque composition - vivid, fresh […]
Galim Madanov & Zauresh Madanova are an intellectual duo and creative team that are working together on new art project for the Soros Center for Contemporary Arts in Almaty.
The new Soros Center moved last summer to its new “posh” location in the Luxor gated housing complex on Lenina Street in Almaty. This […]
You might have seen posts on Kazakhstan’s art scene by Daniel Gallegos, an American artist who is now in Almaty. I visited Daniel and his colleagues from the Artpologist project Zhanara, Aminatou and Gaisha at Soros Centre for Contemporary Art in Almaty. The project reflects on the transformation of space in Almaty influenced by rapid […]
…reads one of the slogans of the Socialist Resistance sprayed on houses in Taraz. Evidently, the young Socialist movement is still alive in places such as Taraz.
On top of these graffitis, several (well, three) of Taraz’s Socialist Resistance Movement members held a march to the presidential Nur-Otan party building a few days ago, holding […]
