The “Moldanazar”

Worthy representatives of musical authenticity – Kazakhstan group
” Moldanazar “

The creative beginning of the group Moldanazar laid the vocalist of the group Galymzhan Moldanazar since 2011. The lack of music education did not become an obstacle for a musician and a singer to achieve individuality in his work. The uniqueness of the Moldanazar performers is in the genres of synthpop, electro, funk, in which their music sounds in particular.

However, Galymzhan Moldanazar himself has repeatedly mentioned in an interview that he does not see the framework and does not want to drive himself into them, because you can lose your identity. The issue of ethno-identity is also relevant for the group by the fact that all the lyrics are written in the Kazakh language, which is native to the lead singer. The author of the texts does not assume the title of enlightener or popularizer, but the fact that interest in the language wakes up not only from the citizens of Kazakhstan, but also from foreign and near-neighboring countries, on the face.

The beginning…

The talented composer and performer was initially noticed by foreign musicians from the rock instrumental group โ€œ Break of Reality โ€ with his song โ€œ Aqpen Bั–rge โ€ .

In February 2015, the State Philharmonic named by Zhambyl met an American group, and in the same place the group met Galymzhan.

Later, hundreds of Almaty residents managed to see the results of the creative tandem. A little later, on May 26, Galymzhan Moldanazar, as a solo artist, visited New York, where the musicians again performed together for a crowd of thousands of people.


Kanat Beisekeev, seeing this performance, shared his impressions:

โ€œ This is really a great event, a reason for pride. I witnessed how the New York hall applauded and empathized Galyma. I saw how the guys shot this video, how the guys from the group admired our countryman “This is really a job that needs to be evaluated. โ€

Later, Nurtas Adambaev, Kazakhstan’s actor and director, offered to collaborate with Galmyzhan. The work of Moldanazar, the song โ€œAlistamaโ€, became the soundtrack for the film โ€œ Escape from the village. Operation Mahabbat โ€ . And for the film โ€œTarazโ€ of the same director, the musician wrote the song โ€œSagymโ€


โ€œAlistamaโ€ for
โ€œ Escape from the village. Operation Mahabbat โ€ .

โ€œSagymโ€ for
โ€œTarazโ€ .

The subsequent wave of popularity has covered the performer with the release of the video โ€œ Ozin ganaโ€ . The views of the composition at the moment are over 1 million. The work addressed the social theme of caring for parents, as well as the depth of human love.

Being my favorite performer, whose music punches all the strings of the soul, Galymzhan Moldanazar does not cease to amaze with the sincerity of his songs, simplicity and honesty of his personality.

The European format of music in coexistence with the Kazakh language, arranged in retro-style touches the younger generation for the soul.

Melody and uniqueness is all about Moldanazar.

On March 2 of this year, the group together with the creative duo โ€œQonyratbay Famโ€ performed on the stage of โ€œHard Rock Cafeโ€ in Almaty, leaving indelible impressions. The musical rave shared by all the musicians captured the spirit of all the guests of the evening.

Photos of those moments from concert

Touching clip and song “Zhanym sol” 2017 by Moldanazar group

Director – Aisultan Seitov
Director of Photography – Azamat Dulatov
Producer – Erkebulan Kurishbayev
Postproduction – AnyKey
Production Designer – Aliya Kosaeva
Sound producer – Airat Yumagulov
Casting – Cast.kz (special thanks to Madina Zhanadilova and Nazerka Sikenova)

New Qazaq Music Culture


The last 2 years have been hit in Kazakhstan by a huge number of singers and musicians. The lion’s share of them is young, ambitious performers of the pop genre. Others have shown initiative in musical diversity. About who and how to play music in this article.

Almaty has long been known as the alma mater of jazz music. Almaty jazz penetrated to the world jazz venues.


Talented Jazz Follower – M’Dee

Madi Toktarov is a young 19-year-old performer and composer from Kazakhstan, better known under the pseudonym Mโ€™Dee.

M’Dee is the tube mixing of the real Almaty spirit, the spiritual notes of retro, reincarnated into the fresh sound of a deep house with a modern soul flow.

Romance of the best times of A’Studio and the novelty of the funk of the French Daft Punk – an incredible gloss of a decade of beautiful hairstyles and wide trousers, along with the sounds of sticking vinyl records in a home recording.

Photo of Madi
The singer’s song “Exhale- Inhale”.

The New Presentators of Indie – Qonyratbay Fam

Qonyratbay Fam – is music band from the city of Almaty, performing original compositions in indie genre. Founded in 2015 by brother and sister.

The Qonyratbay Fam duet (@qonyratbayfamily) is a bright representative of Kazakhstani indie music. Brother and sister, Sultanali and Bibi-Hadisha Kogatyratbai, recorded covers at home and laid out on the Internet, until one day they were noticed by Galymzhan Moldanazar.

They perform songs in the Kazakh language and fell in love with our public for the beautiful and unusual melancholy for domestic music, beautiful voice and chords.

How and where does Kazakhstan sound? About Far In Gate group.

The evolution of musical creativity in Kazakhstan continues to amaze. The melodies of the songs of our domestic artists are a symbiosis of a wide variety of musical styles.

Generally, in our beloved land, once in 5 years, creative individuals are born, but in most cases, these suddenly and brightly revived โ€œcometsโ€ begin to disappear from view, leaving behind only the sparkling train of their music. Increasingly, our young artists are becoming the favorites of the young public. However, with recognition to talented and interesting musicians, it should be noted that sometimes they find the response of their work not in their homeland, but somewhere in a foreign land. Excellent examples of this: Zzara, Jah Khalib, Scryptonite, Cardio Beat, The Jigits etc.

In fact, we have many promising young performers, whose praiseworthy work remains beyond what they have seen and heard. Contemplate and perceive by ear they can only through social. networks. After all, the national radio and television channels demonstrate mainly already known to all in this area figures.

Almaty is the cradle of musical creativity in Kazakhstan. Over the 200 years of its existence, the city heard a variety of performers and musicians. Only since 2014, the first unique indie-rock band โ€œFar in Gateโ€ has appeared singing in the Kazakh language throughout Kazakhstan. So I took an interview with the vocalist of this group, Jannel.

-My name is Zhanel Zhusupova, I am the vocalist of the group โ€œFar in Gateโ€.We play music in the genre of an alternative. We write our songs in the Kazakh language.

Which is extremely individual. Moving on to the first question: what is music for you?

-It’s a lifetime. The story of every person who writes it. Limitless emotions and beautiful sounds. Whatever I do, music always goes with me. This is the air that I breathe.

Jannel

-Whose work influenced you in your musical development? 

In childhood, in summer my parents took me to the village where my cousin,Assel, spent a lot of time with me listening to different genres of music and it all remained in my memory.

-At what point did the realization come that music isn’t just a hobby?

 -I was engaged in music at the same time seriously and not. I didn’t understand this could lead me to the โ€œbigโ€ stage. I think all my desires and visualizations somehow brought people into my life who contributed to what I am now.

โ€œ About destiny. To me the main thing is taking the first step by yourself.I just started to put covers on YouTube and the Universe began to bring people to me.The first one is Ilyas (he’s the founder of the group), who invited me to the group. โ€

Jannel

-Alternative rock in our country isn’t popular. Is it difficult to find fame in the country where โ€œToiโ€ motifs sound?

-Rock genre is immortal. Always was, is and will be. In our country, many people love rock, but the problem is that there’s no high-quality text or interesting arrangement. If you give it to people in a quality form, people will love it.

-Very personal in your songs performed during the performances, what emotions overcome, don’t you get emotionally recall all the past? 

 -To some extent, it also helps to heal wounds. Of course, it can be difficult, you’ll never deceive the listener. But this is all the buzz, especially for the masochists (laughs).

โ€œIt’s never impossible to predict what the listeners will like. You have to do what you love. You can always find your listener. It is important to do honestly.โ€

-When something strongly impacts on you?

-Yes, the best event for me happened in the summer, during a music festival. We first played โ€œAlystaโ€ after release. When the whole hall started singing with me it was indescribable! Raun (bass-guitar) and I looked at each other and we were shocked people were singing our song. When you write, you don’t know whether a person will sing it. Then the realization that we are doing something of great value came.

One of the most popular Far in Gate s songs is “Alysta”

Far In Gate

– Similar to the first question: What is โ€œFar in Gateโ€ for you? 

โ€œFar in Gateโ€ is a teenager who grows, develops. It has a little childishness. A character is formed, who wants to show everyone that he is worth something. This is definitely one person, we all – are one. We can’t without each other, everyone performs a specific function, like one organism. The teenager will grow up and be a very strong personโ€ฆ

Meeting with Far in Gate. 2018. Smagulova Evelina
Iliyas, Jannel,Vika, Rauan
This group is one of a kind. Having met these guys alive, there will be no doubt about their sincerity and commitment to creativity. Young musicians literally live their lives with music and reflect their lives in music. February 14, the guys held a free concert in the bar “All Saints”. 
Enjoy their music and atmosphere can any lover of rock music.