‘Batyr: Live’ film to be screened in Almaty in memory of late Kazakh musical genius
ALMATY. KAZINFORM - May 18 Almaty will hold the commemoration gathering dated to the birthday of the famous Kazakh singer, musician and composer Batyrkhan Shukenov.
The event will be carried out in the city of Almaty on Abai square in front of the Palace of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The event starts at 8 p.m., the city Department of Culture reported. The commemoration meeting will be opened by "ChickFlick" music band. The band will favor the attendees with several songs from Batyr's repertoire. After that the façade of the Palace of the Republic will show a film-concert "Batyr: Live" which includes performances' shots, interviews of friends and relatives, as well as backstage footage. As Kazinform has previously reported, Batyrkhan Shukenov died of a heart attack on April 28 in Moscow. Farewell to the singer and his funeral took place May 1 in his hometown - Almaty.