Zhubanov Akhmet (1906-1968)is a composer, musical director, musicologist, ethnographer, people's artist of KazSSR, director of art criticism, academician of AN KazSSR, prize winner of National prize of KazSSR. In 1932 he graduated from Leningrad music conservatory, department of history and theory. In 1932-1933 he was a postgraduate of Academy of art criticism.