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Amre Kashaubaev (Kazakh: Amre Kashaubaev, 1888, Kainar, Abay district, East Kazakhstan region — December 6, 1934, Alma-ATA) — Kazakh Soviet singer (dramatic tenor), actor, musician. One of the founders of the Kazakh national theatre art.

Biography
He began his creative activity in 1917. In 1921-1924 he participated in the youth educational and drama club "EU Aimak" in Semipalatinsk, where Amre Kashaubayev's musical talent was fully revealed. In 1924 at the review of national talents in Semipalatinsk shared the main prize with Kali Baizhanov. In 1925, he was one of the first to join the group of the Kazakh drama theater, where he made his debut as Zhapal in the first production of the tragedy of M. O. Auezov "Enlik-Kebek" (1926). He also played a starring Koshkeldy, kaishi, of Zharas, Akin ("Karagoz", "Baybishe — tokal", "Aiman — Sholpan" by M. O. Auezov), the Old man ("Submarine" M. Triger), the Owner of the teahouse ("Rebellion" D. A. Furmanov).

In 1934 Amre Kashaubayev moved to the Kazakh musical theater. He became the first Soviet singer who introduced Europe to the song art of the Kazakh people. In 1925, at the ethnographic concert at the world exhibition of decorative art in Paris (EXPO - 1925) for the performance of Kazakh folk songs "Balkadisha", "Agash ayak" ("Wooden leg"), "Canapia", "Zhalgyz Arsha" ("Lone juniper"), "Ush DOS" ("Three friends") and others were awarded the second prize and a silver medal. In 1927 he performed at the world music exhibition in Frankfurt.

He was a delegate of the 5th Congress of Soviets of Kazakhstan (Kyzyl-Orda, 1925), the 4th all-Russian Congress of Soviets (Moscow, 1927).

Nevertheless, he was persecuted by the GPU of the NKVD in connection with suspicions in a meeting with Mustafa Soquem in Paris and transfer letters from the Soviet alashordyntsy Akhmet Baitursynov.

He was found dead on the night of December 6, 1934 on one of the streets of Almaty unexpectedly, the day before the premiere in the title role of Tolegen in the Opera "Kyz Zhibek" with prima Kulyash Baiseitova.