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.