Karaganda region is located in the valley between the Babaly and Arkalyk mountains, along the North River in the Karkaralinsk region. In one of the three cradles inside the mausoleum lies his father Kazangap, in the second Tattimbet's mother Kalayi, and in the third Tattimbet.Tattimbet Kazangapuly (1815-1862) - kuishi-composer, dombra player, one of the founders of the school of shertpe kui performance, a classic of folk kui art.
In 1855, Tattimbet was received by a delegation of Western Siberian Kyrgyz (Kazakhs), Tsar Alexander II. He performed several kiuis in this reception. Each of Tattimbet's following kiuis “Bylkyldak”, “Shayirkaldy”, “Saryozen”, “Alshagyr”, “Kokeikesty”, “Sarzhailau” have their own origin and style of performance. All these kiuis are dedicated to Saryarka. Ethnographer, scientist, writer, art critic Akseleu Seidimbek in his encyclopedic work “Kazakh kui art” considers Tattimbet as a great kuishi who formed the tradition of Kazakh brown kuis and pioneered the establishment of a whole school of kui.
Reference: Kazakhstan sacred objects
of whole national importance. – Astana: Foliant, 2017. –383-385-pp.
