Zhappas Kalambaev

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Zhappas Kalambaev (Russian: Жаппас Каламбаев, born 1 January 1909 , died 2 December 1970) was a Kazakh kobyz player from the Suzak region of Shymkent oblast in southern Kazakhstan. From childhood he mastered the art of playing kobyz independently. He learned Yklas' küys from Yklas' pupil – the dombra player Sugira Aliuly. It was Zhappas Kalambaev who turned the works of the classic of kobyz music by Yklas from dombra versions to kyl-kobyz. He was a participant of the 1st Republican Meeting of Fork Performers held in 1934. He was at source of the creation of the Kurmangazy Orchestra of Folk Instruments, and was the soloist and concertmaster of the alto-kobyz group (1934-1967). With the opening of the kyl-kobyz class, Zhappas Kalambaev taught this instrument at the Almaty Conservatoire (1968-1970), combining teaching with active concert activity. He is known as a collector of musical folklore, who recorded and deciphered the unique pieces of folk music. He was the author of his own compositions – küys and romances – and was among the first members who entered the structure of the Union of Composers of Kazakhstan (1939). The Kazakhstan government highly appraised Zhappas Kalambaev's work by awarding him the honorable title “The Honored Art Figure of the Kazakh SSR” (1944). He was also awarded the “Order of the Red Banner” and medals. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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