... was born in 1973 in Kzyl-Orda in Kasachstan. From early childhood she istened to the epic chants of the jyrau people of her home country and is today recognised as one of the finest interpreters of this almost forgotten art. Having attended a special music school founded by women, she became a disciple of the first female jyrau, Chamchat Toulepova, and now teaches epic chant and dombra in Almaty.