’Nonye Ben-Nwankwo and Ademola Olonilua
Nigerians in Texas, USA are getting set
to have some fun and a taste of home as the fourth edition of A Taste of
Nigeria is all set to hold.
Saturday Beats gathered that
America-based Nigerian singer, Kelly Hansome and Black Velvet, are
warming up to show Yankee people how to rock and roll.
Organised by Nigeria-born Kpegekie
Lemon-Simmons, also known as Peggy Simmons, the event will feature other
Nigerian actors and celebrities including Goge Africa.
Talking about the event in a telephone
conversation with Saturday Beats, Simmons, who is also an events
planner, said her aim is to make Nigerians based in the US to feel and
enjoy the rich culture of Nigeria.
“Nigeria is rich in culture and my goal
back in 2008, when I started, was to showcase Nigeria to the Dallas-Fort
Worth area of Texas and eventually to the world at large. The first one
did not go as well and we took a few years to make changes and
restarted it in October of 2014. The festival was a hit and hence we
have continued annually till date.
“The event is for Nigerians based in the
US who have not been to Nigeria for a long time and who long for home.
We use the opportunity to show them our movies, our music, food and our
latest fashion. It is also for foreigners who have heard a lot about
Nigeria and are longing to visit the country. We show them what we have
and make them understand that our country is rich in culture.”
Scheduled to hold in October, Simmons said she initiated the festival for the passion she has for Nigeria.
“This has gone a long way to launder the
image of Nigeria. By the time people see what we have and that Nigeria
is not all about corruption, they would want to come home more often and
invest and be a part of this great country,” she said.
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