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Orchestra and Electronics: An Equation with Two KnownsInterview with composer Igor Pinkhasov.Angelina Odnolko#HD View#People & Communities
Kyrgyz Metal Sharing the Stage with Guns N’ Roses: An Interview with the Vocalist of My Own ShivaMikhail Efimenko is one of the founders of My Own Shiva, a modern metal band from Bishkek that first made waves in 2025, when the group represented Kyrgyzstan at Wacken, the world’s largest heavy metal festival. More recently, the band was featured on several official Apple playlists, a distinction not even every established metal star can claim. We spoke with the musician to get to know him better and discuss an important question for Central Asia’s music scene: Why does heavy music matter, and what opportunities does it offer the region?Cyrill Grishin#Music and Audio Art#Ideas & Analysis
Games That Have Outgrown Their PastThe World Nomad Games have evolved from national games into an international system of ethnosport. They began as a bold local experiment, and today they aspire to become a global cultural and sporting platform. What needs to happen next to ensure that the traditional element does not dissolve into a festival spectacle, but instead develops into a global industry in its own right?Gulsara Kenbaeva#Traditions#Heritage & Identity
AI Can Draw Anything Except Reality: An Interview with Maxim ZolotukhinAlmaty-based photographer Maxim Zolotukhin on the magic of the film photograph, the disappearance of street photography, the limits of Photoshop, and why artificial intelligence will never be able to replace the human eye.Gulsara Kenbaeva#HD View#People & CommunitiesNewsletter
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