Abiken Khasenov
Abiken Khasenov (1897-1958) was a dombra player from Kazakhstan. He was born in the Shet region of Karaganda oblast. He grew up in the traditional musical environment where many considered as experts at küys. His first teacher was his own uncle Makash, the elder brother of his father. In 1934, Аbiken, on the recommendation of the Kazakh poet and writer Saken Seifullin, was invited to perform at the Kazakh Drama Theatre, in which he worked up to the end of his days. Abiken produced a number of remarkable theatrical images of national batyrs and biys. His artistic activity was marked by high awards - the Order of Honor and the title of the "Honored Artist of the Kazakh SSR". But the most important part of Abiken's life was connected with the shertpe instrumental tradition, of which he was the most important representative. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.