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...conclude that his poems are merely intellectual word games, but the play of words and rhythms is precisely one of the ways Cesaire infuses French with the elements of negritude. In "Batouque," the title word is like the clap of hands, regularly punctuating the phrases as clapping in a chant. The words tumble forth and build to a feverish pitch that is drilled into the mind by the incessant chorus batouque...
...many ways, both good and bad, the album is what many Mannbeim Steamroller followers might have guessed their fifth album would be: a mix of their four previous albums. The chants, such as the opening "Lumen," are reminiscent of the "Fantasia" side of Fresh Aire II, especially with the strong instrumental background on both. On V. however, the vocals are done by the Cambridge Singers and are recorded in the resinous Ely Cathedral, giving them a chilling quality never achieved in earlier Fresh Aire chants. The last song on the first side, entitled "Chant," (through...
Football and bigotry seem to go hand in hand among some West German youth gangs. Fans for Dortmund's Borussia soccer team regularly sing Nazi songs and chant Heil, Hitler! in the stands and terrorize immigrants after matches. At pressent, 37 members of the group are being investigated on charges of racial incitement, theft, assault and breach of the peace. When West Germany played Turkey last November in a qualifying match for this year's European championships, police posted 6,000 men at West Berlin's Olympic stadium. Turkish shops were given special protection after neo-Nazi...
FURTHERMORE, I really don't care. The vast majority of current Harvard undergraduates espouse what can be considered a "progressive" slate of ideals, and should not be condemned simply because they don't chant them or sport them on banners and lapels. The more important question is whether our predecessors have created a more idealistic world. In the past 15 years the arms race has spiraled sharply while the war on poverty has stalled. According to OCS-OCL statistics, as many graduates a decade ago planned to go into law as now, and as few looked to public service. They...
...withdrawal from UNESCO is reminiscent of the sandlot-baseball chant: "If I can't pitch, I won't play...