While on the Internet, I found an article about the story behind 'Daididau' and it's the most 'complete' I've found so far.  It makes for very interesting reading.  Daididau : From Obscure Poem to Worldwide Hit https://medium.com/illumination/daididau-from-obscure-poem-to-worldwide-hit-b25e2ea74dd9 Excerpt : "A Silenced Poet It begins like a fairytale: Once upon a time there was a poet who was very much in love with his wife. Her name was Zuleikha Kurmanbaykizi, and his nickname for her was “Daididau.” Distant cousins and teenage sweethearts, they had been married off to other people by their parents, as was customary in their day. Only after they both became widowed at a young age were they able to build a life together. This young poet, Magzhan Zhumabayev, dearly loved his homeland.  At the time of his birth in 1893, Kazakhstan was being ruled by the Russian Czar .... The Kazakh people, however, aspired to self-governance." In the article, the writer...

Turkmenportal tweeted about their article on the gala concert last night. Link to article https://turkmenportal.com/blog/38739/v-turkmenistane-sostoyalsya-galakoncert-masterov-kultury-i-iskusstv-stran-centralnoi-azii A gala concert of masters of culture and arts from Central Asian countries was held in Turkmenistan 10:40 08/07/2021 Excerpts from article : 🔹 "A gala concert of masters of culture and arts from Central Asia was held in the Avaza National Tourist Zone in Turkmenistan."  🔹 "The event took place within the framework of the summit of the presidents of the countries of Central Asia , summing up the results of the high-level meetings."  🔹 "Friendship and harmony in the name of universal peace - this theme has become the dominant feature of the festive action that unfolded in the amphitheater of the resort "pearl" of Turkmenistan. On the Avazin seaside music and songs sound, the flags of the Central Asian states flutter in the wind, jets and...

Once upon a time, I listened a lot to Julio Iglesias and he programmed into my head the beautiful romance of Spanish words in ballads. Came across this short clip of Dimash singing a line in Spanish and oh, how wonderful it sounds. This came from an episode of the Jing Talk Show which revealed many interesting things about Dimash. If you are interested in seeing more, here's a link to the show with English subs https://youtu.be/66A1xRx-vl4 Link to andrea.di.crisht's post https://www.instagram.com/reel/CSDi-naAHwk/

Dimash went to Vitebsk, Belarus for the 30the International Festival of Arts 'Slavic Bazaar'.   He performed four times; at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies on July 15 & 18, the Gala Concert and also as jury for the Pop Singers Competition.  Here are the three videos of the performances available on his YouTube Channel. 'Love Like A Dream' 'Be With Me' 'Across Endless Dimensions'