ISYANBAYEV, Yumabay Mutigullovich

ISYANBAYEV, Yumabay Mutigullovich (21.9.1891, Derevnya Ismagilovo of Orsky Uyezd of Orenb. Gub. — 1943, near Voronezh), Kuraist. People’s Artist of the BASSR (1991). Participant in the Great Patriotic War. Since 1925, a Kuraist at Bashk. Mobile Theatre. Between 1929—40, Chairman of the Sarykul collective farm (Khaybullinsky Raion), which he founded. In 1940, he was repressed. Died during the war. The repertoire consists of more than 200 Bashk. folk songs and tunes, including Buranbay, Kara-Yurga, Syngrau Torna and Ural, as well as marches Allayar Batyr, Karakhakal, etc. Participant of International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris in 1925 and World Mus. Exhibition in Frankfurt am Main, Germany in 1927. He performed together with People’s Artist of the RSFSR, I.P.Yaunz.