Detail of kobuz I managed to find a moment to sit down with Raushan to ask her about the music. Join us tomorrow - let us have your views. The curator Izbazar Balbazulov is a warm and enthusiastic man. He is extremely proud of his museum and rightly so. We gather with Alia in his kingdom, surrounded by paintings of Kazak greats.
Musical instruments overflow from the shelves.
He plays his dombra, Kathrin buys a kobuz, Jan blows on a hollowed out wooden Kazak ney, Paul checks his rushes, Gary checks his flys. The musicians we heard today are innovators and trail blazers with a strong sense of identity. Tomorrow I hope for a different perspective, I interview Alia, our interpreter about her Rhythm and Blues band, a young persons 'take' on Kazak music.