Music of Kazakhstan

overview about Kazakhstan in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

national anthem composed by Latif Khamidi, Mukan Tulebaev, Yevgeny Brusilovsky with lyrics by Gabit Musirepov, Abdilda Tazhibaev

former Kazakhstan anthem, from 1991 to 2006

music and musical traditions of Kazakhstan

thumb|right|Aytysh competition Aitysh is the name for the primarily folk-oriented, oral tradition of improvised singing and oratory between two parties referred to in Kazakh as akyns, though it is found among virtually all turkic peoples. Each akyn sits next to the other, while taking turns strumming a folk instrument, and responding with rhymed improvisational verses – komuz in Kyrgyz tradition, bağlama in Turkish tradition and dombra in Kazakh tradition, though some traditions such as Meykhana in Azerbaijan are mostly acapella.

musical form

opera by Ahmet Zhubanov

alt=Front and side view of a Kazakh dombra|thumb|255x255px|A Kazakh dombra, which is used to perform orteke Orteke (Kazakh: ) is a form of traditional performance in Kazakhstan that incorporates puppetry, music, and dance.