Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev

Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev (Kazakh: Құрманғазы Сағырбайұлы, Qūrmanğazy Sağyrbaıūly; 1823–1896) was a Kazakh composer, instrumentalist (kobyz, dombra), and folk artist. He influenced Kazakh musical culture. He was born in 1818 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.

Kurmangazy Sagyrbayuly
1998 Kazakhstan stamp, for the 175th anniversary of his birth
Born1823
Died1896 (1897) (aged 73)
OccupationComposer
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