Voice of Nomads ("Голос кочевников") is an international music festival held in Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia in eastern Siberia, Russia. Launched by the Buryat Ministry of culture in 2009, it attracts performers from Europe, Asia, and America.[1] The festival takes place over several days and includes musical performances, exhibitions of traditional clothing and culture, camping, and silk road tourism on the steppes. It is described as "ethnofuturist".
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The event is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, which provides the funds for the event. According to the organisers, the 2017 festival was attended by about 6,500 people.[2]
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References
edit- ^ Jan Shenkman (20 July 2017): "Festival "The Voice of the Nomads": Buryat hipsters and the allowed igil in the Russian Federation", Novaya Gazeta
- ^ Владимир Буяхаев (July 2017): "Власти Бурятии отчитались по затратам на "Голос кочевников", Inform Polis