Kazakhstan Traditional Music at the Hammer Museum - Santa Monica, CA

Come out for a free performance by the Kazakh traditional music ensemble Turan, which performs on an array of ancient plucked, bowed, wind and percussive Kazakh instruments, with traditional throat singing. Founded in 2008 by a group of students from the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory, the members of Turan are award-winning artists who have performed around the world.

According to Evil Monito, this evening's performance will precede the first screening of the UCLA Film and Television Archive's film series "Kazakhstan: Montage of Cinemas," on Saturday, June 11.

ALL HAMMER PUBLIC PROGRAMS ARE FREE. Tickets are required, and are available at the Billy Wilder Theater Box Office one hour prior to start time. Limit one ticket per person on a first come, first served basis. Hammer members receive priority seating, subject to availability. Reservations not accepted, RSVPs not required.

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