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Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev (Kazakh: Құрманғазы Сағырбайұлы, Qurmanǵazy Saǵyrbaıuly) was a Kazakh composer, instrumentalist (kobyz, dombra), and folk artist. 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.
In 1993, Sagyrbaev's image has been used on the 5 Kazakhstani tenge banknote, and on a Khazakh stamp in 1998.
The Kazakh National Conservatory is officially named after Sagyrbaev.
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