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Nomad Games 2026: Winners of the Echo of Nomads festival announced

From 24.kg · () Russian

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  • Kyrgyzstan’s Nurdoolot Derkembaev won the Grand Prix at the Echo of Nomads international ethnomusic festival in Cholpon-Ata.
  • North Macedonia’s Vasil Angelov took first place in the jury’s ranking, while Kazakhstan’s Zhasmina Tleumbetova placed second.
  • Mongolia’s Odmandakh Bayaraa won the audience vote at the festival held during the sixth World Nomad Games.

The Echo of Nomads international ethnomusic festival has concluded at the racetrack in Cholpon-Ata as part of the sixth World Nomad Games.

Kyrgyzstan’s representative, Nurdoolot Derkembaev, received the festival’s top prize, the Grand Prix. The jury awarded first place to Vasil Angelov of North Macedonia and second place to Zhasmina Tleumbetova of Kazakhstan.

The audience chose Mongolia’s Odmandakh Bayaraa as its winner. Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Culture, Information and Youth Policy, Mirbek Mambetaliev, attended the closing ceremony, congratulated the winners and thanked all participants.

The festival brought musical traditions from countries around the world onto one stage. Its organizers presented it as a platform for promoting national heritage, encouraging intercultural dialogue and strengthening creative ties between peoples.

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