Music of Kazakhstan
| Central Asian music |
|---|
| China (Xinjiang) |
| Kazakhstan |
| Kyrgyzstan |
| Mongolia |
| Tajikistan |
| Turkmenistan |
| Uzbekistan |
Kazakh music is nomadic and rural, and is closely related to Turkmen and Kyrgyz folk forms. Travelling bards, healers and mystics called akyn are popular, and usually sing either unaccompanied or with a string instrument, especially a dombra or qobuz.