A moment of fun and nostalgia will hit music lovers in July, as 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.
Prince died about two months after the demise 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.
Monye said she is endeared to the late singer for his music and passion for growing the careers of female talents.
She 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 event according to Monye is being organised through her NGO, WINAI Women Nigeria Initiative, and will hold on Saturday, July 30, 2016, at the Blue Sea Garden and Nite Club, Akilo, Ogba-Ikeja, Lagos.
The okomiye crooner added that the late Prince’s ideology tallies with that of her NGO, 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, she said, 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 HukUp Show (Harvest of a Unique Knowledge) in 2010, a high profile live show that presented and showcased young talented singers to the public. According to Monye, the maiden edition of HUK Up Show was sponsored and chaired by Chief Mrs Oluremi Tinubu.
