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(会員制)http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2012/08/176874.html
11:00 16 August
FEATURE: Kazakh singer hopes music will help Japan antinuclear movement
By Megumi Iizuka
HIROSHIMA, Aug. 16, Kyodo
A famous Kazakh singer hopes that the power of music will help antinuclear sentiment spread further across Japan, just as her signature song became the symbol of a movement that led to the shutdown of a former Soviet nuclear test site in the 1990s.
"Songs have the power to raise the spirits of people and unite them," Roza Rymbayeva said during a recent trip to Hiroshima ahead of the 67th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city.
The 54-year-old's antinuclear "Zaman-ai" (Oh Such Times), a melancholy but powerful song, delivers a message about "protecting nature, children, our country and our future," said Rymbayeva, who has the title of national artist in Kazakhstan.
A part of the song describes the radioactive contamination in her homeland: "Devastating our forefathers' land / Polluting this rich and teeming terrain / Must we suffer forever for these crimes?"
During an interview with Kyodo News, Rymbayeva said she hopes to "share those messages with Japan as it has gone through similar pains," referring to various kinds of damage caused by the atomic-bomb attacks in 1945.
She also proposed Japan compose its own protest song based on the issues of radioactive contamination so as to serve as an antinuclear icon just like Zaman-ai.
Rymbayeva is a native of Semipalatinsk, now known as Semey, in northeastern Kazakhstan. The Soviet Union conducted nuclear tests more than 450 times over a period of about four decades from 1949 at the closed test site near Semey in the steppe.
Rymbayeva performed Zaman-ai in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in late July, as part of an event to commemorate the U.S. atomic bombing of the city.
She says more than 1 million people as well as animals and plants in Kazakhstan have been afflicted with various illnesses and disorders said to have been caused by exposure to radiation, including many of her relatives who have suffered cancer among other health problems.
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who shut down the nuclear test site in 1991, has said more than 1.5 million people have health problems due to the nuclear tests.
Rymbayeva was only a schoolchild when the nuclear tests were conducted in secret. She remembered a teacher leading the students outside the school building to prepare for what was then believed to be an earthquake.
"Nobody had any idea what was really happening," she said. "So I was so astonished to find out (later) that there was such a closed facility where the military conducted nuclear tests."
In the late 1980s, Rymbayeva encountered Kazakh politician and poet Olzhas Suleimenov, who eventually headed the movement that led Nazarbayev to shut down the test site.
Inspired by the antinuclear activist, she asked a Kazakh composer to write her a song, and Zaman-ai was born. She sang it at a number of antinuclear rallies to unite demonstrators before the closure of the test site.
"None of us could be indifferent to it (the test site) and the movement became a huge groundswell," she recalled, adding the song and its antinuclear message is still widely shared among Kazakhs as well as people in other former Soviet republics.
Rymbayeva said she is concerned about the possible health effects on Japanese people, especially children, from radioactive materials released in the nuclear crisis at the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi plant, after what she saw her hometown.
Referring to recent Japanese antinuclear rallies following the crisis, she said, "Each person should take the issue more seriously" in order to grow the protest to a level that could influence the government.
Noting how nuclear tests had been concealed in Kazakhstan, she said, "I will sing the song with the hope that the Japanese government will disclose information to allay concern among residents."
==Kyodo
The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120821f1.html
Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012
Famous Kazakh singer hums antinuclear tune
Kyodo
HIROSHIMA ― One of Kazakhstan's leading singers hopes the power of music will help Japan's antinuclear movement spread, just as her signature song became the symbol of a movement that forced the shutdown of a former Soviet nuclear test site in 1991.
"Songs have the power to raise people's spirits and to unite them," Roza Rymbayeva, 54, said during a recent trip to Hiroshima.
Rymbayeva, officially designated as Kazakhstan's national artist in 1979, said the power and melancholy of her antinuclear song "Zaman-ai" ("Oh Such Times") sends a message about "protecting nature, children, our country and our future."
Part of the song describes the radioactive contamination of her homeland: "Devastating our forefathers' land, Polluting this rich and teeming terrain, Must we suffer forever for these crimes?"
Rymbayeva performed "Zaman-ai" in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in late July as part of an event to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the city's atomic bombing.
In an interview, Rymbayeva said she hopes to "share these messages with Japan as it has gone through similar pain," referring to the August 1945 A-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
She also urged Japanese activists to compose their own protest song to serve as an antinuclear rallying cry, just like "Zaman-ai" did.
The Soviet Union secretly conducted more than 450 nuclear tests over four decades from 1949 at its primary test site near Rymbayeva's hometown of Semipalatinsk, now known as Semey, in northeastern Kazakhstan.
The singer says more than 1 million Kazakhs have been afflicted with various illnesses and disorders thought to have been caused by radiation exposure, including many of her relatives.
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who shut down the Semipalatinsk test site in 1991, estimates that more than 1.5 million people have developed health problems as a result of radioactive contamination.
Rymbayeva was only a schoolgirl when the Soviets were testing their nuclear weapons at the Semipalatinsk facility.
"Nobody had any idea what was really happening" at the test site, she said. "So I was astonished to find out (later) that there was a closed facility where the military conducted nuclear tests."
Inspired by Kazakh politician and poet Olzhas Suleimenov, she asked a composer to write an antinuclear song for her in the late 1980s, resulting in "Zaman-ai." She sang it at numerous antinuclear rallies before the site was finally closed.
Rymbayeva said she is concerned about the possible health effects on Japanese, especially children, from radioactive materials emitted during the Fukushima nuclear crisis, considering what she witnessed in her hometown.
"Each person should take the issue more seriously" to expand antinuclear protests to a level that will influence the Japanese government, she said, referring to recent demonstrations.
Noting that the tests at the Semipalatinsk site were concealed from the public, she said, "I will sing the song with the hope that the Japanese government will disclose information to allay concerns among residents."
http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2012/07/173032.html
Famed Kazakh artist Rymbayeva sings antinuclear song in Hiroshima
By Megumi Iizuka
HIROSHIMA, July 31, Kyodo
Famed Kazakh singer Roza Rymbayeva on Tuesday performed an antinuclear song in Hiroshima that was sung by demonstrators whose activities led to the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in northeastern Kazakhstan in 1991.
A native of Semipalatinsk, now known as Semey, the 54-year-old artist sang "Zaman-ai" (Oh such times), known widely in the countries of the former Soviet Union, at the Peace Memorial Park as part of an event to reflect on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.
Surrounded by participants holding candles, Rymbayeva sang the song, which includes the lines "Struck by exploding light, stabbed by sharp rays, assailed by fierce blasts, our hearts are splintered into myriad shards."
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120802f2.html
Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012
Kazakh singer performs antinuclear tune in Hiroshima
Kyodo
HIROSHIMA ― Popular Kazakh singer Roza Rymbayeva on Tuesday performed an antinuclear song in Hiroshima sung by demonstrators whose activities ultimately led to the 1991 closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in northeastern Kazakhstan.
A native of Semipalatinsk, now known as Semey, the 54-year-old artist sang "Zaman-ai" ("Oh Such Times") ― a song widely known in nations that made up the former Soviet Union ― at Peace Memorial Park as part of an event remembering the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Surrounded by participants holding candles, Rymbayeva sang the song, which includes the lyrics: "Struck by exploding light, stabbed by sharp rays, assailed by fierce blasts, our hearts are splintered into myriad shards."
The Soviet Union conducted nuclear tests more than 450 times for nearly 40 years through 1989 in Semey. Residents near the test site are said to have developed cancer, leukemia and other illnesses after being exposed to radiation.
Japan Timesの２１日付け紙面にも掲載。
(会員制)http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2012/08/176874.html
11:00 16 August
FEATURE: Kazakh singer hopes music will help Japan antinuclear movement
By Megumi Iizuka
HIROSHIMA, Aug. 16, Kyodo
A famous Kazakh singer hopes that the power of music will help antinuclear sentiment spread further across Japan, just as her signature song became the symbol of a movement that led to the shutdown of a former Soviet nuclear test site in the 1990s.
"Songs have the power to raise the spirits of people and unite them," Roza Rymbayeva said during a recent trip to Hiroshima ahead of the 67th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city.
The 54-year-old's antinuclear "Zaman-ai" (Oh Such Times), a melancholy but powerful song, delivers a message about "protecting nature, children, our country and our future," said Rymbayeva, who has the title of national artist in Kazakhstan.
A part of the song describes the radioactive contamination in her homeland: "Devastating our forefathers' land / Polluting this rich and teeming terrain / Must we suffer forever for these crimes?"
During an interview with Kyodo News, Rymbayeva said she hopes to "share those messages with Japan as it has gone through similar pains," referring to various kinds of damage caused by the atomic-bomb attacks in 1945.
She also proposed Japan compose its own protest song based on the issues of radioactive contamination so as to serve as an antinuclear icon just like Zaman-ai.
Rymbayeva is a native of Semipalatinsk, now known as Semey, in northeastern Kazakhstan. The Soviet Union conducted nuclear tests more than 450 times over a period of about four decades from 1949 at the closed test site near Semey in the steppe.
Rymbayeva performed Zaman-ai in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in late July, as part of an event to commemorate the U.S. atomic bombing of the city.
She says more than 1 million people as well as animals and plants in Kazakhstan have been afflicted with various illnesses and disorders said to have been caused by exposure to radiation, including many of her relatives who have suffered cancer among other health problems.
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who shut down the nuclear test site in 1991, has said more than 1.5 million people have health problems due to the nuclear tests.
Rymbayeva was only a schoolchild when the nuclear tests were conducted in secret. She remembered a teacher leading the students outside the school building to prepare for what was then believed to be an earthquake.
"Nobody had any idea what was really happening," she said. "So I was so astonished to find out (later) that there was such a closed facility where the military conducted nuclear tests."
In the late 1980s, Rymbayeva encountered Kazakh politician and poet Olzhas Suleimenov, who eventually headed the movement that led Nazarbayev to shut down the test site.
Inspired by the antinuclear activist, she asked a Kazakh composer to write her a song, and Zaman-ai was born. She sang it at a number of antinuclear rallies to unite demonstrators before the closure of the test site.
"None of us could be indifferent to it (the test site) and the movement became a huge groundswell," she recalled, adding the song and its antinuclear message is still widely shared among Kazakhs as well as people in other former Soviet republics.
Rymbayeva said she is concerned about the possible health effects on Japanese people, especially children, from radioactive materials released in the nuclear crisis at the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi plant, after what she saw her hometown.
Referring to recent Japanese antinuclear rallies following the crisis, she said, "Each person should take the issue more seriously" in order to grow the protest to a level that could influence the government.
Noting how nuclear tests had been concealed in Kazakhstan, she said, "I will sing the song with the hope that the Japanese government will disclose information to allay concern among residents."
==Kyodo
The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120821f1.html
Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012
Famous Kazakh singer hums antinuclear tune
Kyodo
HIROSHIMA ― One of Kazakhstan's leading singers hopes the power of music will help Japan's antinuclear movement spread, just as her signature song became the symbol of a movement that forced the shutdown of a former Soviet nuclear test site in 1991.
"Songs have the power to raise people's spirits and to unite them," Roza Rymbayeva, 54, said during a recent trip to Hiroshima.
Rymbayeva, officially designated as Kazakhstan's national artist in 1979, said the power and melancholy of her antinuclear song "Zaman-ai" ("Oh Such Times") sends a message about "protecting nature, children, our country and our future."
Part of the song describes the radioactive contamination of her homeland: "Devastating our forefathers' land, Polluting this rich and teeming terrain, Must we suffer forever for these crimes?"
Rymbayeva performed "Zaman-ai" in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in late July as part of an event to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the city's atomic bombing.
In an interview, Rymbayeva said she hopes to "share these messages with Japan as it has gone through similar pain," referring to the August 1945 A-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
She also urged Japanese activists to compose their own protest song to serve as an antinuclear rallying cry, just like "Zaman-ai" did.
The Soviet Union secretly conducted more than 450 nuclear tests over four decades from 1949 at its primary test site near Rymbayeva's hometown of Semipalatinsk, now known as Semey, in northeastern Kazakhstan.
The singer says more than 1 million Kazakhs have been afflicted with various illnesses and disorders thought to have been caused by radiation exposure, including many of her relatives.
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who shut down the Semipalatinsk test site in 1991, estimates that more than 1.5 million people have developed health problems as a result of radioactive contamination.
Rymbayeva was only a schoolgirl when the Soviets were testing their nuclear weapons at the Semipalatinsk facility.
"Nobody had any idea what was really happening" at the test site, she said. "So I was astonished to find out (later) that there was a closed facility where the military conducted nuclear tests."
Inspired by Kazakh politician and poet Olzhas Suleimenov, she asked a composer to write an antinuclear song for her in the late 1980s, resulting in "Zaman-ai." She sang it at numerous antinuclear rallies before the site was finally closed.
Rymbayeva said she is concerned about the possible health effects on Japanese, especially children, from radioactive materials emitted during the Fukushima nuclear crisis, considering what she witnessed in her hometown.
"Each person should take the issue more seriously" to expand antinuclear protests to a level that will influence the Japanese government, she said, referring to recent demonstrations.
Noting that the tests at the Semipalatinsk site were concealed from the public, she said, "I will sing the song with the hope that the Japanese government will disclose information to allay concerns among residents."
http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2012/07/173032.html
Famed Kazakh artist Rymbayeva sings antinuclear song in Hiroshima
By Megumi Iizuka
HIROSHIMA, July 31, Kyodo
Famed Kazakh singer Roza Rymbayeva on Tuesday performed an antinuclear song in Hiroshima that was sung by demonstrators whose activities led to the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in northeastern Kazakhstan in 1991.
A native of Semipalatinsk, now known as Semey, the 54-year-old artist sang "Zaman-ai" (Oh such times), known widely in the countries of the former Soviet Union, at the Peace Memorial Park as part of an event to reflect on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.
Surrounded by participants holding candles, Rymbayeva sang the song, which includes the lines "Struck by exploding light, stabbed by sharp rays, assailed by fierce blasts, our hearts are splintered into myriad shards."
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120802f2.html
Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012
Kazakh singer performs antinuclear tune in Hiroshima
Kyodo
HIROSHIMA ― Popular Kazakh singer Roza Rymbayeva on Tuesday performed an antinuclear song in Hiroshima sung by demonstrators whose activities ultimately led to the 1991 closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in northeastern Kazakhstan.
A native of Semipalatinsk, now known as Semey, the 54-year-old artist sang "Zaman-ai" ("Oh Such Times") ― a song widely known in nations that made up the former Soviet Union ― at Peace Memorial Park as part of an event remembering the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Surrounded by participants holding candles, Rymbayeva sang the song, which includes the lyrics: "Struck by exploding light, stabbed by sharp rays, assailed by fierce blasts, our hearts are splintered into myriad shards."
The Soviet Union conducted nuclear tests more than 450 times for nearly 40 years through 1989 in Semey. Residents near the test site are said to have developed cancer, leukemia and other illnesses after being exposed to radiation.
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