Karakalpakstan, a northwestern region of Uzbekistan, is known for its rich intangible cultural heritage, particularly the art of crafting the Kobyz musical instrument and the associated Zhyrau ...

The musician from Almaty on playing the sacred instrument associated with shamans, her India connect, and teaching at the Kazakh National Conservatory ...

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 ...

Central Asian cultural traditions have received international recognition as the ancient bowed instrument Kobyz and the traditional nomadic Yurt shared across Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan ...

Made out of dark wood, this Kazakh string instrument rests upon a silver-plated base and is decorated with silver-work as well as ivory inlays and stretched leather. The kobyz is a double-stringed ...

What happens when a dombra, dutar, and kobyz get together? I received an email this morning from the Asia Society, about an interesting event they recently held as part of their ongoing Music of Asia ...

WASHINGTON, DC, March 18, 2011 — As part of its ongoing "Music of Asia Series," Asia Society's Washington, DC Center and the Embassy of Kazakhstan co-hosted a Central Asian music festival at the ...

Music can be a beautiful entry point for a person who is curious about another culture. I like to introduce Kazakh culture with the kobyz because it is a rare, slightly elite, stringed instrument, ...

On a cold morning in Chimbay, a small town in northwestern Uzbekistan’s Karakalpakstan region, an elderly craftsman bends over a half-finished wooden frame. His hands move slowly but with certainty: ...