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2019年12月10日「アフィーファ・イスカンデル生誕 98 周年」のGoogle

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https://www.google.com/doodles/afifa-iskandars-98th-birthday
“I want those who left me to come back from the journey.
I want to give them part of my soul as a keepsake.”
—Afifa Iskandar, “It Burned My Soul”

Today’s Doodle celebrates the “Iraqi Blackbird,” Afifa Iskandar, on what would have been her 98th birthday. Inspired by her love of poetry, Iskandar built up an extensive catalog over the course of her career and is widely known as one of the most acclaimed female singers in Iraqi history.

Born in Mosul on this day in 1921, Iskandar started singing at the age of 5, performing her first concert as a teenager in a small cabaret in the city of Erbil. She went on to delight audiences at home and around the region, eventually performing in the U.S. and Europe as well. Her ability to sing the music of maqam al-’iraqi, a 400-year-old style weaving sung poetry together with traditional instrumentation, made her stand out from her contemporaries throughout the Middle East.

Throughout her career, Iskandar performed for Iraqi monarchs and government leaders. Iskandar voluntarily retired following the country’s 1979 political change. Though publicly silent, Iraq’s “blackbird” never lost her passion for singing, performing for friends and loved ones in private.

Her music lives on today through songs like "Ya aqqid alhajibayn" and "Ikhlas meni" for the world to enjoy.

Happy birthday, Afifa Iskandar!

Early concept sketch and draft by artist Matt Cruickshank

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2019年12月4日「ロレンツ国立公園を称えて」のGoogle

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ロレンツ国立公園(ロレンツこくりつこうえん、グヌン・ロレンツ国立公園とも)はインドネシアの国立公園の一つ。1999年、ユネスコの世界遺産(自然遺産)に登録された。

その名は、この地を探検したオランダ人探検家ヘンドリクス・アルベルトゥス・ロレンツ (Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz) にちなむ。

ロレンツ国立公園はインドネシアのパプア州(ニューギニア島西部)に位置する。未開の地と言われどのような種が住んでいるか未だにすべて確認されていない。近年公園近くの鉱物資源が注目されたため開発が始まったが、警告の意味を込めて世界遺産登録が行われ、この地域の自然が守られることになった。しかし、今でも公園外で鉱物の採掘が行われている。

Early concepts by artist Alyssa Winans

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https://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-lorentz-national-park

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