A winter blanket from africa

AFRICAN ART REVIEW

by patrick Nwabia

Africa’s major obstacle to economic growth lies in poor human capital development though with a combination of the neglects on basic social infrastructures and these in effect reduces economic opportunity and productivity on the part of the citizens. However in spite of these social inequalities there are a few of the citizens who have refused to be discouraged but have dared to make a remarkable difference in their chosen career particularly the entertainment industry. The focus of africanpolitics.eldeotjairay.com/entertainment, as a channel of propagating social action in line with the ideological proposition as a socio-political movement of the African youths inspired by the innate pride in the potentiality and greatness of the African art and the artists themselves, lies in the fact that the African youth remains the today and the future of the continent. This assertion is not an affront on the old and the elder statesmen of the continent rather it’s a timeliest and prompt assessment of the prevailing continental and global-regional psyche opinionated by the prevalent neglect and wrong use of the youth force by the political leaders.
Permit me at this juncture to present to you one of the great talents from the African soil. LEONARD IYARE OBINYAN(aka) LEYA. He is a Nigerian and an indigene of ubiaja in esan south-east Edo state. Born and brought up in Benin City the capital of Edo State. Leya as he is fondly called on stag even though he is just starting out, he has an unusually strong command of his music and has a fully-formed musical identity. He is a musician, a song writer, a drummer and a painter, indeed a true African a great talent of art and an artist of note. Many artists struggle to establish their musical identity, laboriously trying on different musical styles like a piece of clothing, looking to find what fits. But there are others that emerge fully formed, in full command of their craft and art, their identity and their music. Leya fits firmly in the latter category. His new album, his newly recorded single as a solo artist Bgoju-Bgoju in august 2012, is a captivating and moving debut that heralds the arrival of a gifted and significant new talent, one whose music feels familiar in the best possible way, while striking out on its own territory.
An Esan boy who grew up in Benin City, near…….. , Leya played drum as a child in his local church choir new covenant gospel church choir Benin city, but didn’t take music seriously until he met a guy called Raymond. A recording artist who saw his potential skills and talents as at the time, and encouraged him and that was how “he started writing songs in his head, and it took his interest in music to another level. He had to pick the pen and paper so he could cut music to the ideas he heard in his head. In 2007,Leya and his friend Raymond visited Lagos for the first time with their then demo cd, though the experience wasn’t quit desirable, it paved the way for Leya;s meeting with another guy called Ben, who taught and made him a better vocalist. I love the wide-openness of Leya;s life.” As a potentially great and an up-coming artist from the most concentrated black nation in the world. Benin city is the host to one of the very powerful, well respected and globally known monarch with an uncompromising African cultural and traditional heritage. Indeed, “Leya no fit fall our hand” because “Benin no dey carry last”.

With his diversified genre which flows from R&B/soul and Afro-pop, and a combination of his unique style, skills and vocal, I have no doubt that this artist name will certainly grow in a very short distance time in and around Benin, Lagos, Nigeria, Africa and the entire globe.Bgoju-Bgoju, Leya’s current single is expected to be the push to actualize this dream. From the opening notes of “bgoju-bgoju,” his first single, one hears that combination of melodic irresistibility and lyrical incisiveness that certainly will become Leya’s hallmarks.

Africa's Deliverance from colonization

by patrick nwabia

In you O lord the nation of Africa has taken refuge. Let her never be put to shame rescue her and deliver her in your righteousness: turn your ear to her and save her. As the rock of refuge that you are and will always be, give her the divine wisdom knowledge and courage to always come to you.
Deliver her O lord from the evil and wicked tricks of neo-colonialist. Tendencies, deliver her from the grasp of evil and cruel exploitative tendencies of globalization for you and her only hope O sovereign lord let her know you are and has always been her confidence since her independence for you brought her path from the grasp of colonization to partial freedom. Though she had become a dumping side for every unwanted socio-political and economical ideas, technology from her formal colonial masters, she has become potent to other regions of the world. Yet you are her strong refuge.
With the aid of the western regions institutions and organization, praise and worship of you Jehovah God of Elijah has become a part of her cutline and value imitation. Do not forget her when all the mineral resources which they had deposited in the lord shape dry-up; give her the technological wisdom and knowledge to be able to utilize the availability of these resources to create an alternative economic sustenance for her fearing population. Her enemies are now conspiring to ve-colonolize her in the new globalized order though their various agents. Thus: IMF, World Bank, parisclub etc in a new system code economic determination advantage of political and socio economic instability, corruption, mad-administrative and they are mobilizing her own people against her through various pro-and Ant: Protests. Be not far from the land of Africa o God; come quickly to save the people from these unfold evil. May these conspirator and their allies peevish in shame; and may all those who want or wish the downfall of the nation of Africa be convened with scan and disgrace.
Africa and Nigeria particular shall always be hopeful in the praise and worship of your holy name, in singing and dancing of redemption songs, in proclamations, of your righteousness and in waiting salvation from these ills. She hopes to proclaim your mighty act of redemptive from bad political leadership.
With the aid of the western religions organization and institution, the entire nation of Africa and any country Nigeria understands that you are the only source for a permanent solution and that’s why they keep praying pleading for your divine interventions hoping to declaring you marvelous splendor and pause these generation yet unborn.

In humanity and faith in you, Africa acknowledged that there is no other God but you Jehovah God All iniquity. Inspirit of the many political and economic was that you have allowed to befall Africa soar and bitter as the case may be, you will restore good governance, political and economic nominal standility, God fearing leadership and other positive things in every sphere of the Africa life And for Nigeria they shell remain a good people in one in nation with the fear of God.
By your Grace God the repine of Africa and her daughter Nigeria shell utilize every of you give of talent resources, technology e.t.c in our position to give you thanks and praise Amen.