Zhambyl Zhabayuly
Kazakh traditional folksinger (1846-1945)
Jambyl Jabaiūly (28 February 1846 – 22 June 1945) was a Soviet and Qazaq aqyn.
Biography
According to a family legend, his mother, Ūldan, gave birth to him near Mount Jambyl, close to the headwaters of the Shu River while fleeing an attack on her village. His father, Jabai, then named his son after the mountain.
As a boy, Jambyl 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. Jambyl sang exclusively in the Qazaq language.
Many patriotic, pro-revolution, and pro-Stalin poems and songs were attributed to Jambyl in the 1930s and were widely circulated in the Soviet Union.
Jambyl Jabaiūly died on 22 June 1945, at age 99. He was buried in Almaty, in a garden which he cultivated with his own hands.
The Kazakh city of Taraz was named after Jambyl from 1938 to 1997.
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