Press & Media
Articles & Features
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Taiwan Post (臺灣郵報) — "Culture and Knowledge Advancing Together: Global Equity Dialogue at Taiwan’s Mulan Forum" (2025)
One of four Taiwanese outlets covering Nafset’s performance and talk, "Her Song, Her Story," at the Taiwan Mulan Forum — a parallel NGO event at the UN Commission on the Status of Women, New York, March 2025.
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Century News (世紀新聞社) — "臺灣木蘭論壇：藝術與教育交織的平權對話" (2025)
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Watch Media (觀傳媒) — "From Creation to Forum: CSW69 Love-Tree Foundation Leading New Perspectives on Art and Education Equity" (2025)
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My People News (民眾新聞網) — "Culture and Knowledge Advancing Together: Global Equity Dialogue at Taiwan Mulan Forum" (2025)
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The New York Times — "The Last Days of Beckett’s" (2023)
A feature on a New York literary salon that mentions Nafset among the performers who have appeared there — not a piece about her specifically, but a New York Times mention.
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TASS — Ivangorod Fortress festival coverage (2021)
TASS is the main Soviet/Russian news agency and one of the largest worldwide; this piece covers the International Choral Festival performance where Nafset sang the title role in Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta.
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Şamil Education and Culture Foundation — feature article (English) (2019)
A dedicated English-language profile ahead of Nafset’s concert at the Leyla Gencer Opera and Arts Center, Istanbul.
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Jineps Gazetesi — "Adigeyli Nafset’in büyüleyen sesi" ("The Enchanting Voice of Nafset from Adygea") (2019)
Interview ahead of the Istanbul concert, covering her musical training and path to America.
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Jineps Gazetesi — "Kafamda müzik hiyerarşisi yok" ("I Have No Music Hierarchy in My Mind") (2019)
A second interview, on genre, influences, and crossover repertoire.
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Ajans Kafkas — "Nafset Chenib: Özgün Çerkes müzikleri toplamayı umuyorum" ("I Hope to Collect Original Circassian Music") (2019)
Interview on her ambitions to preserve and arrange traditional Circassian music.
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Memleket.com.tr — "Nafset Chenib İstanbul’da konser verdi" ("Nafset Chenib Gave a Concert in Istanbul") (2019)
Concert report from the Leyla Gencer Opera and Arts Center performance.
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Komsomolskaya Pravda (Kazan) — "Концерт в Казани: музыка на ощупь" ("Concert in Kazan: Music by Touch") (2016)
Coverage of a concert by blind and visually impaired musicians with the La Primavera orchestra.
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The Daily Courier (Prescott, Arizona) — "Pursuing Her Passion: Blind Russian Singer Studies in Prescott" (2015)
Profile of Nafset during her time in Prescott Valley, Arizona, preparing for graduate study in the United States.
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Paralympic.org — official Sochi 2014 closing ceremony coverage
Two articles on the official Paralympic Games website covering the closing ceremony.
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Novaya Gazeta — "Видеть звук и слышать свет" ("See the Sound and Hear the Light") (2014)
In-depth profile with slideshow.
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Novaya Gazeta — "Нам голос был" ("We Heard a Voice") (2014)
Profile centered on her Sochi Paralympics performance.
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Vechernyaya Moskva — "Nafset — означает ‘дарящая свет’" ("Nafset — Means ‘Giving Light’") (2014)
Profile on her Paralympics performance and path as a singer; includes a complimentary quote from Anna Netrebko.
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Der Spiegel — "Fashion Week in Moskau" (Germany, 2014)
Coverage of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia show by BezGranizCouture (Fashion Without Borders), in which Nafset took part.
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La Nuova Sardegna — "A Cagliari i virtuosi del Tchaikovsky" (2012)
Regional newspaper coverage naming Nafset among the young musicians touring Italy on this program.
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Teatro.it — MusiKaralis 2012 event listing, Teatro Massimo di Cagliari
Official concert listing naming Nafset as one of the soloists.
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Inner Wheel Italia, Club di Padova — event coverage (2012)
Coverage of the interclub charity concert in Padua, describing Nafset performing "without sight."
Interviews & Broadcasts
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"Children’s Non-Children’s Question" ("Детский недетский вопрос"), hosted by Dmitry Brikman (2020)
A joint interview featuring both Nafset and Rubén David González Gallego, the internationally acclaimed Russian-Spanish writer whose memoir "White on Black" won the Russian Booker Prize (2003) and has been translated into English and other languages.
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Voice of America — "Bestowing Light," #People feature (2019)
From Voice of America’s New York, New York series; VOA is the oldest and largest U.S. international broadcaster.
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"Zoom" project — interview with journalist Lyana Kazharova (2016)
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TV Rain (Dozhd) — "The Entire Studio Applauded Her" ("Ей аплодировала вся редакция"), live (2015)
Well-known independent Russian TV channel.
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NTV America — "Persona Grata," hosted by Yulia Rydler (2015)
NTV America is the U.S. subsidiary of NTV, one of the most prominent Russian TV channels.
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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia — BezGranizCouture ("Fashion Without Borders") (2014)
Two videos from the show Nafset took part in.
Documentaries
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Harmony in Braille ("Гармония по Брайлю", 45 minutes, 2013) — Nafset is the main subject.