Rhythm and blues (also known as R&B or RnB) is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences, first performed by African American artists.. In 1948, RCA Victor was marketing black music under the name Blues and Rhythm. The words were reversed by Wexler of Atlanti Records, the leading label in the R&B field in the early yearsIn Rock & Roll: An Unruly History (1995) Robert Palmer defines “Rhythm & Blues” as a catchall rubric used to refer to any music that was made by and for black Americans. Lawrence Cohn, author of Nothing but the Blues, writes that rhythm and blues was an umbrella term invented for industry convenience, which embraced all black music except classical music and religious music, unless a gospel song sold enough to break into the charts. Nowadays it is not a black music anymore, because people from all over the world listen to it, but still the main characters on the R’n’B arena are still black americans. In Kazakhstan there are no R’n’B musicians and singers, but the steps towards that music stile are made very intensivly especially in the modern days.

In our university(KIMEP for those who doesn’t know) there are a lot of talented people. Some of them were the participants of super star KZ, some are singers but the most part of them are rappers such as: MC HEAT, MC CACTUS,etc. Even more there are begginers in rapping, but one team has already gained an authority among underground rappers in Kazakhstan. They are called ADAMANT’s. Two members of the team have already won two freestyle battles, one russian and one kazakh. A lot of underground rappers claim that they are future stars. their group is really diverse: chechen, tartar and russian- is a really hot sause for the ears of listeners.

They are preparing a new project with a very famous group BLACK COST that will include elements of modern comedy and rap compositions in the bounce style. The start of the project promo group called ”Money Mafia” is due to August 2007. So if you see the banners related to money mafia, run and buy tickets because as they say it will be something explosive!!!

In our university we also have some hip hop stars. For example MC HEAT. Some of you certainly know him or heard about him. He is the best Beat boxer in Kazakhstan. His name is Hasanov Azamat, and if you want to know what is beat boxing,you should ask him to show his skills or to read the following info.Beatboxing is the art of vocal percussion. Although the term “beatboxing” derived from hip hop culture, it is not limited to hip hop music. It is primarily concerned with the art of producing drum beats, rhythm, and musical sounds using one’s mouth, lips, tongue, voice, and more. It may also involve singing, vocal imitation of turntablism, the simulation of horns, strings, and other musical instruments.The term beatboxing most likely refers to early drum machines which came with pre-programmed musical patterns.The technique and the art of replicating percussion sounds with one’s voice is thought to be conceived in India several thousands years ago, and the Chinese developed Kouji which was one kind of vocal percussion performing arts. These had little relation with hip hop, however, and are not related to modern Western beatboxing. This kind of sound-simulating technique is called humming and chanting. Beatboxing is currently experiencing a second wind, thanks in part to the likes of artists like Rahzel and Kenny Muhammad, who have carried the artform across the world. In 2002, the documentary Breath Control: The History of the Human Beatbox premiered. It is a history of the art form that includes interviews with Doug E. Fresh, Emanon, Biz Markie, Marie Daulne of Zap Mama, Kyle Faustino and others. The same year even saw the emergence of a beatbox clothing label, mic(ism) – sported and supported by beatboxers worldwide.

Beatboxing’s early pioneers include Doug E. Fresh, Biz Markie, and Buffy from the Fat Boys. Doug E. Fresh is credited for being the first “human beatbox,” and Barry B for coining the term along with Buffy perfecting the art. The term “beatboxing” is derived from the mimicry of the first generation of drum machines, then known as beatboxes.

A freestyle battle is a contest in which two or more rappers compete or battle each other using freestyle rap. Each competitor’s goal is to ‘diss’ their opponent through clever lyrics. As hip-hop evolved in the early-80’s MCs gained their fame through live battles with other MCs. Freestyle battles can take place anywhere, street corners, on stage at a concert, or even in a school.A live audience is critical to a freestyle battle. Each MC must use skill and lyrical ability to not only break down his or her opponent, but to convince the audience that they are the better rapper. Appointed judges have been used in formal contests, but even when no winner is announced, the rapper who receives the best audience response is viewed as the victor. In addition, it is considered an act of dishonour to recite written and memorized raps in a battle, because it shows the rapper to be incapable of spitting spur-of-the-moment lyrics.Freestyle battling is a prominent part of rap or hip hop culture, as highlighted in the Academy-Award winning movie 8 Mile, where actor/rapper Eminem uses freestyle battling to win respect.In Kazakhstan there is also a batle, but it is on-line, which means that all the rappers against each other (what rapper they are against they learn from the site), send to a certain site their tracks with disses. And then the judges the rappers that have authority decide who is better and who goes to the next round.There are about 7,8 or 9 rounds, it depends on how many rappers participate.The winner gets the possibility to work with producers, and to write an album. In Kazakhstan this competition is not old, but developing so in the future you will be able to hear to best rappers’ music. That is how a really good music is created.

Freestyle rap is an improvisational form of rapping, performed with few or no previously composed lyrics, which is said to reflect a direct mapping of the mental state and performing situation of the artist. It is non-scripted, non-rehearsed, uncut, and the rawest form of hip-hop. Artists will often refer to places and objects in their immediate setting. Freestyle rapping forces an individual to think on the spot, describe his or her surroundings, and, to a certain degree, rap uncensored from what is inside. It is similar in this sense to improvisational music or acting and draws comparisons to improvisational Jazz in particular.Freestyle rapping is nowadays is the most developed part of rapping in Kazakhstan. About 1000 rappers from different cities in Kazakhstan take part in that competition. And this part of hip-hop culture is the fastest growing in Kazakhstan.

  Dombyra is a kazakh stringed musical instrument played by plucking. It has wooden frame (its length is 1000-1300 millimeters) and two strings(www.orchestra.kz) Dombyra is the sole of kazakh people. It can show the most deep feelings and experience , also console in diffcult minutes of trouble.

  Dombyra-wisdom of people. Many of kuis(http://kazmus.wordpress.com/2007/06/20/history-of-traditional-music-in-kazakhstan/) are played with dombyra. From these kuis we can hear life experience of our ancestors, history of dramatical events , they bring knowledge about nature, philosophical views of humanity from generation to generation. Dombyra kuis were important factors of between generation succession and work as between timely tool of communication.

     Dombyra is a history of nomads. Through centuries and milleniums it brings memory about first pages of nomad’s history. Dombyra was witness of many historical events , which played key role in destiny of ancestors.

    As famous poet Kadir Mirzaliev said “real kazakh is not kazakh , real kazakh is dombyra!” our people always like, respect the songs and kuis peformed in dombyra. I suppose,In any kazakh family we can see at least one dombyra and at least one person in family could play it.

    National instrument dombyra in different region had different character. It varied in length, neck, shape of corpus and amount of frets. The national instrument in western Kazakhstan with long ,thin neck, pear-shaped form with 13-14 frets. Dombyra of Central Kazakhstan had wide and short neck , trapeziform or triangle form, with 6-8 frets. Unfortunately, in twentieth century hapenned unification of form and size, because of its industrial manufacturing.

We think that a difference big, because in our country hard to make the way. And our stars are not present to demand. May be some singers have talent. But it’s not enough to become a celebrity, it is necessary not only talent, but also communications and money. But even have all it, you only can become a star in Kazakhstan. We have only one group which could to make the way in Russia, it’s A-studio. Though as you know now there is a dispute it is the Kazakhstan group promoted in Moscow or is the Moscow group in which simply is pair Kazakhs. Personally I like this group, but I think they have betraid our country. Earlier there were Kazakhs, and now? And group became international. Now group live in Moscow. Only one group which has won hearts Russian people, it’s too progress. Why in foreign countries to be star easier? For example, if we take Madonna.One of the day Madonna has decided that only in New York it will manage to promote. She bought ticket and went to New York. It was her first flight. She took small suitcase, clothes, ballet slippers and only 37 dollars. She can do it without everything, she only have talent and insistence.

Many of people worried about question, why in foreign countries to become known for the whole world to make deafening success in the world of show of business easier, including me. Because our republic young. We republic in which film-industry and show business is developed not so well as other countries. I think we are only on the way. Every day, including the TV, we hear, that such that the known actress, the singer or model goes from villages, with several dollars in a pocket to submit Hollywood. Also that it most interesting they can do it. But I hope, that in the near future our show business, the film-industry and everything, that will be connected with it even better than others countries.

    Traditional  Musicians who haven’t any musical education and learned from ancestors through traditional way asserted that during the time of USSR kazakh traditional “kui” music lost its roots, because almost all traditional music transfered to classical european notation. In this system It is impossible to learn the whole traditional composition with its special characteristics and emotions, different speed and technique which are not written on notations. Musical notation is like bones without meat. Today the notation system are taught in almost all musical schools and institutes. But some musicologists as A. Raimbergenov offer orally based approach teaching of traditional music in schools. More about it on www.akdn.org/Music/Musicin.htm#kazakhstan.

    Another theme of discussion is peforming traditional music with modern arrangement. Defenders of traditional music think that with arrangement we are losing our tradition. But new generation of musicians supposed that with this modern arrangement traditional music obtain new look and it will be popular among youth.

   Moreover, on site www.artsoffive.wordpress.com/ Natalie started another actual problem of our music industry as peforming with phonogram. Today some traditional music peformers also use a phonogram. In my opinion, the problem exist because of lack of professional qualitative musical equipments to peform alive , our audience don’t required live sound from musicians and musicians themselves used to peform with phonogram.

    In conclusion, I want to say that despite of some debate situations in music our traditional music is developing and I believe to its bright future.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1