ATAЙ OГОНБАЕВ
KУУЛѲР ЖАНА ЫРЛАР
KYUS AND SONGS
Melodiya, 1981, M30 43491-92
Atay Ogonbaev was a famous singer and virtuoso komuz player who died in 1949. Here several players pay him a tribute by interprating some of his ''hits''.
Now, I got a copy of this album in the early 1980s when I used to go to a cultural center attached to the Soviet Union embassy. I didn't bother at the time with copying the covers but the texts only. So I had to get the covers for this LP which I found on http://records.su. But it seems that it is not the same edition because two tracks B1 and B2 are missing on my copy (Mash Botoy and Gul). Apart from that this is an excellent album.
Texts in Kyrgyz and Russian languages.
Thanks Herve!!
ReplyDeleteKyrgyz national musician Atai Ogonbaev biography film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0zE1_xuTUI
Atai Ogonbaev ( October 31, 1900, the village of Kek-Kashat (now the Talas district of the Talas region of Kyrgyzstan ) - December 1949, Talas ) - Kyrgyz Soviet composer and folk singer, virtuoso-komuzist.
ReplyDeleteFounder (1939) and leader (until 1941) of the Ensemble of Komuzists of the Kirghiz SSR . People's Artist of the Kirghiz SSR (1939).
He studied playing the komuz and singing with Toktogul Satylganov . In 1940 he graduated from the courses of composers-melodists in Moscow.
In 1935-1936 he was an artist of the Kirghiz State Theater, since 1936 he was a soloist of the Kirghiz Philharmonic.
Atai Ogonbaev entered the history of national music as a virtuoso komuz player and akyn - a master of Kyrgyz folk singing. His game was distinguished by the highest technicality.
In this regard, he stands apart from other well-known komuz players.
As a performer, he knew dozens of various playing techniques and performed, according to V. S. Vinogradov , “with all the fingers of the right hand, with one finger, with a pinch, with a click at the stand, at the fingerboard,
with a circular rotational movement of the brush, from top to bottom, from bottom to top etc. He played, putting the komuz on his shoulder,
on his head, laying it behind his back, rotating it around his body, striking the listeners with his virtuoso technique.
Subtle, soulful lyricist-songwriter. He created many love-lyrical songs, widely popular among the people. His songs "Kuydum Chok", "Oy Bulbul", "Gul" became masterpieces of the Kyrgyz song lyrics.
Awards
Order of the Red Banner of Labor (06/07/1939)
People's Artist of the Kirghiz SSR (1939)
Memory
The name of Atai Ogonbaev is a settlement in the Kalbinsk aiyl district of the Talas district of the Talas region of Kyrgyzstan .
One of the streets in Bishkek is named after Ogonbaev.
In 2000, the post of Kyrgyzstan issued a stamp dedicated to the composer Atay Ogonbaev.
Hi Leonidas !
Deletethanks for these facts about Ongobaev and his career. I found the film you talked about when I was looking for information about him. It's a good thing that you mentionned it for the benefit of all of us.