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  "textContent": "The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world.\n\nThere are songs that don’t just become popular. Instead, they settle into the bloodstream of a country. Over time, they stop belonging to the artist and start belonging to people. They become something close to an unofficial national language of feeling. For Batyrkhan Shukenov, or Batyr, as he was known at home and far beyond,…\n\nThe post Batyrkhan Shukenov: Voice That Taught Us What Home Means appeared first on The Astana Times.",
  "title": "Batyrkhan Shukenov: Voice That Taught Us What Home Means"
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