Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev
Kurmangazy Sagyrbayuly | |
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1998 Kazakhstan stamp, for the 175th anniversary of his birth | |
| Born | 1823 Zhideli village, Bokey Orda District, West Kazakhstan Region |
| Died | 1896 (aged 73) |
| Citizenship | Bukey Horde |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Notable work | "Sary-Arqa" |
Kurmangazy Sagyrbayuly (Kazakh: Құрманғазы Сағырбайұлы, Qūrmanğazy Sağyrbaiūly; 1823–1896) was a Kazakh composer, instrumentalist (kobyz, dombra), and folk artist. He influenced Kazakh musical culture. He was born in 1823 in the Bukey Horde (now Zhanakala District, West Kazakhstan Region). He is buried in the Astrakhan region of Lower Volga in today's Russian Federation.