Earlier this year, I tagged along with some of the most talented people on this planet. I remember the bodily rumble and rush of motors, movement, and the earth — as we rode past abandoned and mines to film a music video.
They taught me what it means to be an artist — to speak on behalf of land and community. To be a priest of one’s own world.
World Nomad Games 2024
Astana, Kazakhstan
Event: Kok-boru/Kokpar
Last September I managed to get a press pass for the World Nomad Games (a version of the Olympics for nomadic countries, as I like to say). There, I learned a little more about how deep rooted traditions are adapting in the face of modernization.
Full writeup on Substack coming soon.
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