Aslan Tlebzu

Aslan Tlebzu (Adyghe: ЛIыбзэу Аслъан [ɬʼəbzaw aːsɬaːn], Russian: Аслан Нурдинович Тлебзу, born 24 February 1981, Dzhidzhikhabl, Teuchezhsk, Adygea, USSR) is an Adyghe folk musician from North Caucasia. Tlebzu was born in a small Circassian village in Adygea in 1981. He attended the Art Institute of the Adyghe State University in Maykop and after graduation performed as an accordionist with the Adygean State Folk Song Ensemble – Islamey. Since then he has released several albums and singles, collaborated with numerous artists and groups, and performed concerts in many countries, including Russia, Turkey, Jordan, Israel, and the UAE. Tlebzu is signed to the Russian record label Zvuk-M: the largest in Southern Russia, and is one of the best-known Circassian folk musicians. In his homeland, Tlebzu has been awarded the ranks of Honored Artist of the Republic of Adygea and Honored Artist of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic.