#Asia Dauysy
"Asia Dauysy" - is an international music festival held annually in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from 1990 to 2005. After a 19-year break, in 2023, the public foundation "MF "Asia Dauysy" revived the tradition of holding the festival in partnership with Halyk Bank.
The festival features performers of pop, rock, jazz, and folk music from various countries across Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa, Latin America, and other parts of the world. Over the years, the festival's "highlight" has included popular performers such as Sting, Gloria Gaynor, Alla Pugacheva, Toto Cutugno, Sofia Rotaru, Valery Leontiev, Patricia Kaas, Jimmy Somerville, Boney M., Thomas Anders, Space, Scooter, Black Eyed Peas, Secret Service, Laima Vaikule, A’Studio, Yalla, and others. Over the years, performers from nearly 100 countries have participated.
The traditional venue for the festival is the Medeo open-air arena (a high-speed mountain stadium located in the Zailiyskiy Alatau near Almaty).