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...Church in Lagos opened its doors to reveal frankly pagan symbols and statues. A black Nigerian priest protested at the time, "You are taking us back from whence we came -- paganism." But prominent Nigerian artist Bruce Onobrakpeya notes that the Yorubas "worship God through the spirit Orisha, who will pray to God for them and obtain the blessings they desire -- not so very different from parishioners kneeling before a statue of the Virgin." The decorations remained...
...many African artists, the act of creation itself is a religious experience. Zaire's Mwabila Pemba, a specialist in beaten copper, rises daily at 5 a.m. to pray and believes that as he works "I'm in the hands of a divine force." He is among multitudes who speak of creating through prayers, dreams and inspiration from the Bible. Africans know that this makes them oddities among the world's modern-day artists. Ben Nhlanhla Nsusha, who recently returned to Johannesburg after five years of study in London, says the young artists in England "can't understand...
...fairly confident we can make it. We've broken a few barriers, placed in the top three in co-ed and women's events at the intersectionals so far, and we're a deep team," Cesare said. "I hope and pray that we'll make it. But, I don't want to be too confident because you know, the best laid plans...
Still, despite some lyrical weaknesses and tendencies toward the conventional, Oranges and Lemons is a stronger return for XTC that one might have hoped. With a majority of its songs hard-hitting and energetic, it should become a favorite of XTC fans. One can only pray that "The Mayor of Simpleton" won't be the only song to make the band famous in the next few years...
...Whenever we get into a pinch," Papailias said, "we pray to St. Stephen. And St. Stephen came through for us again...