Shamshi Kaldayakov
Kazakhstani composer
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Şämşı Qaldaiaqov (/ʃæmˈʃiː ˌkældəˈjækɒf/; 15 August 1930 – 29 February 1992) was a Kazakh composer. He was born Şämşı Donbaev (/dɒnˈbaɪɛf/), but ran away from school and changed his name to avoid the police.[1] He started playing music aged 17 and mainly wrote songs in a waltz style,[1] but in 1956, he composed the music to the patriotic song My Kazakhstan.[2] It was adopted in 2006 to be the Kazakhstan national anthem by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev after a few modifications in the lyrics.[citation needed]
Born
15 August 1930
Jamshid Anapiya uly Donbaev
15 August 1930
Died29 February 1992 (aged 61)
Occupations
- Composer
- Singer
Şämşı Qaldaiaqov | |
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Kaldayakov on a 2025 stamp of Kazakhstan | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Jamshid Anapiya uly Donbaev 15 August 1930 |
| Died | 29 February 1992 (aged 61) |
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