Today, August 15, is the birthday of the waltz king Shamshi Kaldayakov. If he were alive, he would be 92 years old.
Musician Shamshi Kaldayakov, who rocked the Kazakh steppe with his songs, was born on August 15, 1930 in Otyrar district, South Kazakhstan region. His songs are often performed in any region of the Kazakh country and are widely spread among music lovers.
Since childhood, the musician has been able to show all his talent in collegiate gatherings and crazy competitions, and since 1950 he has been radically engaged in creativity.
It is known that Mukhtar Auezov, in his speech before the university students, evaluated Shamshi songs as the best phenomenon after Akan and Birzhan artistry. This is the secret of being called "Shamshi who sang to the whole Kazakh country" in the memory of the people.
Sazger's songs were especially popular among young people in the 1960s and 1970s. It captivated not only young people, but also adults and the elderly, as well as various professions and people. The work "My Kazakhstan" was especially popular among the people, which struck all the notes of patriotism and patriotism.
In 1986, boys and girls participating in the December Uprising sang Shamshi's song in the streets and squares of Almaty. Since 2005, the song "My Kazakhstan" has been approved as the National Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Sh.Kaldayakov was seen as a musician who was very clear about the song genre of the national music art and praised it. The thematic and content range of the composer's works is very wide. Love for country, land, motherland, parents, spouse, fellow citizens is the main theme of Shamshi's works.
During his more than 40 years of creative activity, the musician wrote about 300 musical works. The composer received the Kazakhstan Komsomol Prize in 1965. In 1991, he was awarded the honorary title of People's Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
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