The press-release

National library of the RK                                                                        February 26, 2021

Almaty city, Abai av., 14                                                                                        11:00 hours

           On February 26, 2021 at 11:00 hours there in the Hall of E.Tursynov will take place the musical-poetical evening “Zhyr alyby Zhambyl”, dedicated to the 175-th birthday of the great akyn, poet, composer Zhambyl Zhabayev.

            The activity is carried out within the framework of the Club “Inzhu-Marzhan” acting at the Arts’ department of National library of the RK.

            On February 28, 2021 there aill be 175 years of the birthday of the master of the Kazakh oral-poetical art Zhambyl Zhabayev (1846-1945). The life of Zhambyl Zhabayev , which embraces almost a century, was subjugated to one purpose – the servicing to the interests of the native people, in the memory of which the great akyn will forever remain as the unsurpassable master of the word.

            The purpose of the musical-poetical evening is the revival of the poetical heritage of the akyn, the wide advancement and popularization of his creative activity, acquaintance with it of the youth.

            The guests of the evening will be: the well-known public figure, writer, Zhambyl-study specialist, member of the Writers’ Union of KaZakhstan Nagashybek Kapalbekovich; professor, doctor of science (philology) Tebegenov Temirkhan; professor, candidate of science (philology) Kydyrbek Balnur; member of the Writrers’ Union of Kazakhstan Aldzhambayev Shayakhmet; composer Setekov Khabibolla; the script-writer, winner of the International prize of Zhambyl Shormakov Bakytzhan and others.

            The moderator of the evening was the honored figure of the RK, general secretary of

the Republican society “The Kazakhstani authors’ society”, the well-known actor Baigali Esenaliyev.

            There within the framework of the musical-poetical evening in the reading halls of

the Arts’ department, world literature, “Kazakstan kitaptary” after Oraz Zhandosov and also in the hall of periodical editions are organized the book exhibitions dedicated to the 175-th birthday of the great akyn, the classic of folk improvisational art Zhambyl Zhabayev, where there are presented his works and the literature about him.

            There in the activity will participate the well-known figures of culture and art, mass-media representatives, the readers and others.