In a soothing and thought-provoking performance, Zimbabwean-American Poet and Artiste, U-Meleni Adebo on Sunday celebrated the beauty of African women.
Adebo who performed during the unveiling of “Èyò by La Campagne” in Ikoyi extolled the uniqueness of the skin of the black women.
The poet encouraged African women to remain resilient and always stand to protect one another.
In a blend of spoken word and musical performance she appraised the beauty of every black woman, this was to the excitement of the revellers.
She eulogised the African women’s inner beauty of self assurance, strength and wisdom, likewise, their radiant skin, hair texture and body shape.
Èyò by La Campagne is an Afrocentric relaxation centre, established by Chief Olawanle Akinboboye, Founder of La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort.
The opening of the recreational centre was themed “African Beats and Bites”.
Akinboboye said the facility which comprised of a swimming pool, event centre, performance arena, conference centre, VIP section, art gallery and more, would henceforth be made available for all to unwind.
He said the recreational centre would hold nightlife event every Sunday night which would be tagged “African Beats and Bites”, where tourists would have access to local African cuisines.
According to him lovers of nightlife would also be treated to beautiful performaces from renowned African artistes and bands.
“This is an extension of La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort, tourists will enjoy wonderful nightlife experience here, accompanied by their choice of any African cuisine.
“This is still my way of promoting everything African,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Atunda musical entertainment in scintillating performance brought back beautiful and nostalgic memories of music from older artistes, which revealed instructive proverbs and witty sayings as well as morals. Other artistes that performed were: Ara Thunder, Olo-Omidan Bata and Tasha. The guests also enjoyed an interesting performance by a group of Eyo Masqueraders.