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Kazakhstan: Jumyr Kylysh or Two Warriors

Sunday, November 8th, 2009 @ 09:49 UTC

by Adil Nurmakov

Countries:: Kazakhstan
Topics:: Arts & Culture, Music
Languages:: English

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KZBlog tells about the new album of the Kazakh band Ulytau and says that their style can be described as classical/rock/prog-rock/electronic pop fusion music, influenced by Yes, Metallica, and Bach, coupled by the Kazakh influence.

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