Via Abelard.org:
‚ÄúThe new Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, Britain’s first black archbishop, has been inaugurated. A 20-strong group of dancers - some bare-chested - performed a dance of “rejoicing and thanksgiving” wearing colourful head plumage of red, white and black feathers and leopardskin print skirts and T-shirts. The 3,000-strong congregation was mesmerised by the spectacle. The ancient walls of York Minster echoed to the rhythms of African drumming and high-pitched wailing for several minutes. The majority of the service was dominated by ancient ritual and tradition but the new Ugandan-born Archbishop brought a flavour of Africa to the proceedings with brightly-coloured costumes and African music.‚Äù
Reminds me of that quote from Ape and Essence where Huxley describes tribal African dances in the ruins of the Post Apocalyptic Rome.
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