In Shymkent for 6 year there is an ensemble of Jewish music, so - the community not simply exists, but lives the full life. Soloist of ensemble - Irina Drobot, she is also Halebskaya, she is also Dalila (character of an opera K. Sen-Sansa "Samson and Dalila"), she is Karmen (same opus of J. Bize). This magnificent, many-sided woman the winner of competition named after Kulyash Bayseitova, winner of international Shymkent romanciada, not only in songs tells to the audience about "varnichki", and about "tum balalaika". She is the surprising interlocutor, with her is very interesting to communicate. And that violin for this reason in Shymkent sound more often, so whom is it bad because of it?

And what is a holiday without the musicians, note, I have told "without the musicians", meaning, that music will be supplied today not with a problem (karaoke, disks, radio tape recorder etc.), but to invite alive, excuse me, musicians is much more difficultly. Holidays at us… we are not poor in it. Naturally, having the ensemble, the veterans, youth, children long time ago have learnt "Hatikva", "Ose Shalom", "Shalom Aleikhem" and not only it. Pleasant? Pleasant! It is useful?

The visitors from Israel are surprised: "You know so much whence?", it is clear that, from a camel such will not find out. The musical information is received at seminars, by mail, the president of Mitsva Association Alexandr Baron regularly helps - thank to all! And so - who seeks, that will find!

In Shymkent none national Diaspora has ensemble. Dissatisfied? - were, certainly. Of money it is a pity (and whom them it is not a pity?), someone has noticed, what in ensemble not only Jews, and Russian, Kazakhs (and in life?). We are reconciled with dissatisfied easily, because there are much more pleased. Music you see is eternal! And what do you think?

Alexander Korotkov