Mergen/Akmaral Kazakhstan
Mergen is a Kazakh composer, singer, sound producer and violinist based in Almaty. Her music varies from electronic, alternative, to ethnic and contemporary classic.
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Qazaq Lounge came as a holistic idea, an attempt to revisit favorite Kazakh folk songs under rigorous direction of Almaty- based musician/producer Akmaral Zykayeva (known as Mergen).
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