We need to pay attention to what #Qazaq president #Tokayev is getting up to. He continues to concentrate power in himself but will need to reduce corruption to ensure that foreign direct investment continues to flow into the country. There's a possibility but also skepticism that Qazaqs can exert some influence over the #Taliban in neighbouring #Afghanistan.

#Kazakhstan #Uzbekistan

https://defense.info/featured-story/2023/02/is-kazakhstan-finally-ready-for-takeoff/

But seriously, if I didn't fly away this year to Qazaqstan, I wouldn't know about really big number of local musicians.
And that's what I should be grateful.
So here is an example of great music I found here. This band called 'Steppe Sons'. They play ethno fusion as I would say. But guys told they describe their style more like alt folk.
Here is their relatively old live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQvQwxkldrc&t=9s

#music #top #qazaq #kazakh #fusion #folk