On February 10, 2023, at 16:00, the Ykhlas KGKP Museum of Folk Musical Instruments “Association of Almaty Museums” hosted an evening of traditional music “Ykylastyn Kara Qobyzy” dedicated to the 180th anniversary of Ykhlas Dukenuly, following which a copy of the mare Ykhlas Dukenuly was accepted into the museum fund.

Ykhlas Dukenuly is a great kobyzist of the Kazakh people, one of the brightest representatives of Kazakh national string music. A man whose personality is part of our spiritual history, who tuned the kobyz tool after the great Korkyt. It was the reason for the kobyz to sound clear and clear. At the age of 19, Ykhlas wrote his first composition and called it “Ykylas Kuyi”. He knew how to express his noblest thoughts in tones that were absorbed into the core of the mare's voice.

The first Kyuis of Ykhlas are closely related to the musical oral literature of the Kazakh people. They differ from other instrumental works in their tempo and rhythmic structure. At the same time, there is a variety of mental content with thematic scope. Ykhlas performed both epico-heroic compositions and philosophical and lyrical compositions. His kui are popular among the people, such as “Akku”, “Zhezkiik”, “Kambar-Nazim”, “Kaskyr”, “Kertolgau”, “Erden”, etc.

In 1990, the name of the famous kobyzist was given to the Museum of Folk Musical Instruments in Almaty.

The host of the evening: Aknar Tattibaikyzy, Ph.D., holder of the badge of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a descendant of Ykhlas Dukenuly.

Guests of the evening: the Sazgen Sazy folklore and ethnographic ensemble, students of the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory and students of the Kulyash Baiseitova School for Gifted Children.

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