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Zhambyl Zhabayev
Zhambyl Zhabaev ( kk, Жамбыл Жабайұлы; 28 February 1846 — 22 June 1945) was a Soviet and Kazakh traditional folksinger ( Kazakh: ''akyn''). Life According to a family legend, his mother, Uldan, gave birth to him near Mt. Zhambyl, close to the headwaters of the Chu River while fleeing an attack on her village. His father, Dzhabay, then named his son after the mountain. As a boy, Zhambyl learned how to play the dombra and at age 14, left his home to become an aqyn. He learned the art of improvisation from the aqyn Suyunbai Aronuly. Zhambyl sang exclusively in the Kazakh language. Many patriotic, pro-revolution and pro-Stalin poems and songs were attributed to Zhambyl in the 1930s and were widely circulated in the Soviet Union. Jambyl Jabayev died on 22 June 1945, eight months before his 100th birthday. He was buried in Alma-Ata in a garden which he cultivated with his own hands. The Kazakh city of Taraz was named after Zhambyl from 1938 to 1997. Jambyl Region, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazakhs
The Kazakhs (also spelled Qazaqs; Kazakh: , , , , , ; the English name is transliterated from Russian; russian: казахи) are a Turkic-speaking ethnic group native to northern parts of Central Asia, chiefly Kazakhstan, but also parts of northern Uzbekistan and the border regions of Russia, as well as Northwestern China (specifically Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture) and Mongolia ( Bayan-Ölgii Province). The Kazakhs are descendants of the ancient Turkic Kipchak tribes and the medieval Mongolic tribes, and generally classified as Turco-Mongol cultural group. Kazakh identity is of medieval origin and was strongly shaped by the foundation of the Kazakh Khanate between 1456 and 1465, when following disintegration of the Golden Horde, several tribes under the rule of the sultans Janibek and Kerei departed from the Khanate of Abu'l-Khayr Khan in hopes of forming a powerful khanate of their own. ''Kazakh'' is used to refer to ethnic Kazakhs, while the term ''Kazakhstani'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jambyl (film)
''Jambyl '' is a 1953 Soviet drama film directed by Efim Dzigan.Levitsky p.86 Plot The film tells about the life and work of the famous singer of the Kazakh people, bard Jambyl Jabayev. Cast * Shaken Ajmanov as Jambyl * Kurmanbek Dzhandarbekov as Kadyrbay * G. Kurmangaliyev * German Khovanov * Kapan Badyrov * Kh. Abugaliyeva as Alma * Nurmukhan Zhanturin * Kenenbai Kozhabekov * Konstantin Adashevsky as Governor * Yefim Kopelyan * Semyon Derevyansky * A. Dzhalumbetov * Erast Garin * Olesya Ivanova * Yevgeny Lebersky * A. Lukinov * Vasili Merkuryev * Nina Nikitina Nina may refer to: * Nina (name), a feminine given name and surname Acronyms *National Iraqi News Agency, a news service in Iraq *Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, on the campus of Norwegian University of Science and Technology *No income, n ... as Teacher * Zhagda Oguzbayev * A. Tashev * N. Topalova * Yeleubai Umurzakov as Suyumbay * Amina Umurzakova References Biblio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
