Tulegen Mombekov (1922-1996) was a dombra player from Kazakhstan. He was born in the Suzak region of Shymkent oblast. His granduncle Bapysh was a well-known musician. Tulegen's grandfather, Nazar, was the zhyrau-storyteller, his father Mombek also played dombra. Tulegen Mombekov in the tradition of Karatau shertpe founded by Sugur. He was the composer of over forty küys. Many times he was invited to the Kazakh capital to perform at concerts, record küys and to participate in TV and radio broadcasts. Тulegen Mombekov is the veteran of the Great Patriotic War. In 1971, he was awarded the title of the Honored Art Figure of the Kazakh SSR. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Tulegen+Mombekov">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.