They are characterized not only by class and uniqueness but also with different kind of peculiarity. History of Itsekiri people: Once upon a time in the fifteenth century, there lived a hot blooded and self-willed young man known as Prince Iginuwa (Ginuwa). ADVERTISEMENT
Prince Iginuwa was the eldest son of Oba Olua- the fourteenth Oba of Bini (Benin) kingdom. He was well loved by his father the king but disliked by the chiefs because he was impatient of the taboos and traditional conventions of the times. Read More...
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Though hair fashions may change season to season, the association between women and long hair is an ancient one.
It dates back at least to ancient Greeks and Romans, and according to archaeologist Elizabeth Bartman, even despite the Ancient Greek ideal of a “bearded, long-haired philosopher,” women in that society still had longer hair than men regularly did. Read More...
Typecasting is a hazard not only for actors but for pianists. Yet for listeners it has certain advantages. There is always a little extra pleased surprise when a celebrated Beethoven thunderer like Viennese Pianist Alfred Brendel also proves a fine interpreter of Mozart, as he just has in this summer’s Mostly Mozart Festival at New York’s Philharmonic Hall. Folding his gawky body (6 ft. 1½ in., 164 lbs.) down on the piano stool like some large, clumsy bird, Brendel at times brought an almost wren-like elegance to the formalized passion of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. Read More...