<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Drawntothenews]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drawntothenews]]></description><link>https://www.drawntothenews.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 05:21:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.drawntothenews.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Fade the Healer: Being an independent artist in Nigeria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fade the Healer Fade the Healer :  "Know what your sound is and stay true to it, whoever gravitates towards it will" Fade the Healer is a Nigerian singer and song writer based in Lagos, Nigeria. In 2022 following the encouragement of friends and family she made her official debut as an independent afro-pop, afro-soul musician, though she says she "still doesn't know how to describe my genre."   “I think music is something I was always going to do. Even as a child I was in choir at church and...]]></description><link>https://www.drawntothenews.com/post/fade-the-healer-being-an-independent-artist-in-nigeria</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69daec6675afb0779a7330e2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:44:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d16b38_be993da4de5141908c17f45f5f667440~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_744,h_884,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Faramade Olaitan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is Art Worth Creating? An Interview with Semilore Delano]]></title><description><![CDATA[Semilore Delano Semilore Delano: “You can't plan for certain things to happen, things just fall into place”   Why is art worth creating? Why is it worth copious amounts of sacrifice and self-discovery?  Semilore Delano's simple answer is "art means living to me.”  Delano is a London-based artist from Lagos, Nigeria who studied architecture at the University of Cambridge. After graduating in 2020, Delano reflects on her struggles balancing a rigorous workload with her creative pursuits while...]]></description><link>https://www.drawntothenews.com/post/why-is-art-worth-creating-an-interview-with-semilore-delano</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a455ca177696dbd355bb62</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 01:31:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d16b38_f271c12a7a704763a5b0abe2018ca0de~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Faramade Olaitan</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>