Music of Kazakhstan
Kazakh music is
nomadic and rural, and is closely related to
Turkmen and
Kyrgyz folk forms. Travelling
bards, healers and mystics called akyn are popular, and usually sing either unaccompanied or with a
string instrument, especially a
dombra or qobuz.
References
- Broughton, Simon and Sultanova, Razia. "Bards of the Golden Road". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, pp 24-31. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0