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Kazakhstan: A Kazakh from China wins hearts of London

Saturday, July 11th, 2009 @ 07:37 UTC

by Adil Nurmakov

Countries:: Kazakhstan
Topics:: Music
Languages:: English

Adam writes about Mamer, a musician and ethnic Kazakh from Xinjiang, who has already become a celebrity in China and Europe, but remains totally unknown in Kazakhstan.

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