At a Moscow concert hall, Shohruhmirzo Ganiyev is crooning about love and his motherland, Uzbekistan.
"Put your legs together like a man," suggests his voice coach and choreographer. "And spread your arms wider!"
It's just a rehearsal, but Shohruhmirzo is singing his heart out. He's performing traditional Uzbek melodies to a modern beat and playing a doira, the ancient drum of Central Asia.
Uzbekistan is among 23 countries competing at the Intervision Song Contest.
It's Russia's answer to Eurovision. With less kitsch – and more Kremlin.
