Maria Egorovna Rykina

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Maria Egorovna Rykina (Russian: Мария Егоровна Рыкина), pen-named Mariyam Zhagorkyzy (Kazakh: Мариям Жагорқызы, Maria, daughter of Egor) (1887—1950), was an author and performer of Kazakh folk songs, and a People's Artist of the Kazakh SSR (1945).

Maria Egorovna Rykina
Born
Мария Егоровна Рыкина

1887
Died1950
Nationality Soviet Union
Occupation(s)author and performer of folk songs
ChildrenРсалды, Муслима, Сайлаубек[1][2]

Biography

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The daughter of Russian migrant Egor Rykin, Maria mastered the Kazakh language. She learned Kazakh folk songs well, and learned the national manner of their performance.[1]

Her song "Dudarai" (Kazakh: Дударай) is a standby of modern Kazakh folk music, telling the story of a love that transcends national and religious boundaries. The name of the song comes from her pet name for the Kazakh man in question, Dudar, referring to his curly hair (Kazakh: дударCurly).[1]

In 1920, the well-known collector of Kazakh musical folklore, musician-ethnographer Aleksandr Zatayevich recorded more than ten versions of the song "Dudarai".

Her story formed the basis of the opera Dudarai by Yevgeny Brusilovsky, first performed in 1953 at the Kazakh State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre in Alma-Ata.[1][2]

The Kazakh poet Halizhan Nurgozhaevich Bekhozhin [ru] dedicated the poem "Mariam Zhagorkyzy" (1950) in honor of the love story of Maria and Duisen.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Kazakh SSR: brief encyclopedia / Ch. Ed. RN Nurgaliev. – Alma-Ata: Ch. Ed. Kazakh Soviet Encyclopedia, 1991. – Vol. 4: Language. Literature. Folklore. Art. Architecture. – P. 376. ISBN 5-89800-023-2.
  2. ^ a b c "Mariyam Zhagorkyzy". North-Kazakhstan region. Encyclopedia (Edition 2, supplemented ed.). Almaty: Arys. 2006. p. 379. ISBN 9965-17-306-0.
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