Samba Queen, Stella Monye is
currently planning an old school party in honour of the late American singer,
song writer, music producer and actor, Prince Rogers Nelson popularly known as
Prince.
The event according to Monye is being
organized through her non-governmental organisation, WINAI Women Nigeria
Initiative at the Blue Sea Garden and Nite Club, Akilo, Ogba-Ikeja in the
neighborhood of Latter Rain Assembly.
She said that the party which will
attract music, movie stars, entertainment practitioners and the general public
will take place on Saturday, 30th July, 2016 and the dress code is
purely old school.
Speaking on why she is celebrating
the late Prince, Her Excellency as Stella Monye is popularly being called said
“I am celebrating Prince for his hardwork and contributions, largely in
building up careers of young female talents and the established ones like Lady
Chaka Khan, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Alicia Keys, Sinead O’Connor of “Nothing
Compares” and many others to fame. Many of his band members are women including
his most recent band (3rdEyeGirl). Prince throughout his career championed
women in business.
The “okomiye” crooner added that the
late Prince’s ideology tallies with that of her NGO, WINAI Women Nigeria
Initiative, which is to train, empower and uplift women through talent
development, to create opportunities for financial freedom and also to create
women support groups for advocacies.
WINAI has introduced many women programmes
like 1000 Mics Initiative which has about 250 female singers raised from
schools, churches, nite club circuits and the general public. She also
introduced a show titled the Huk Up Show (Harvest of a Unique Knowledge) in
2010, a high profile live show that presented and showcased young talented
singers to the public. The Maiden Edition was sponsored and chaired by Chief
Mrs Oluremi Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the former Executive First Lady of Lagos State,
the effervescent wife of Jagaban Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu now a distinguished
senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The programme which lasted for one
year took place at the Prestige Hall, NEIRD Road, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.
Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an
American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor.
He was a musical innovator and known for his eclectic work, flamboyant
stage presence, extravagant dress and makeup, and wide vocal range. His music integrates a wide variety
of styles, including funk, rock, R&B, new wave, soul, psychedelia, and pop. He has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him
one of the best-selling
artists of all time. He won seven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award for the film Purple Rain. He was inducted
into the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame
in 2004, the first year of his eligibility. Rolling Stone ranked Prince at
number 27 on its list of 100 Greatest Artists – "the most influential
artists of the rock & roll era"
Prince
died approximately 67 days after the death of his longtime protégé and former
girlfriend “Vanity”. He was working on his memoirs tentatively titled “the
beautiful ones” with his brother when he passed on. He was a devout Christian
and does not speak publicly about his charitable endeavors. The extent of his
activism, philanthropy and charity was publicized posthumously.
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