ARA Now an Ambassador
Friday, March 30, 2012Omoba
One of
Nigeria’s finest performers and first female talking drummer of
international repute, Ara made another headline in far away New York City, when
she was made the Melody Ambassador for Water
by Melody for Dialogue among Civilized Association.
Ara was
honoured by Melody for Dialogue among Civilized Association, an organization
affiliated to UNESCO and UN on the world water day at the Merkin Kaufman
concert hall.
As part of her
trip to the US, she’s meeting with the ambassador of Nigeria to the United
States of America, HE Ade Adefuye, the Director of the UNESCO office in New
York and an eventual recording with the human beat box, Douge Fresh. At the
well attended ceremony with representatives from the UNESCO headquarters in
France, UN office in New York, Ara was eulogized as a woman who broke away
with traditions and norms of limitation usually imposed on women from all parts
of the world.
Apart from
this, the enigmatic performer was well applauded for restoring hope and
happiness to the children and women in her Nigeria through her NGO called Ara
Passion Project. With her new role as the water ambassador, she is expected to
educate and raise awareness on the need for accessibility and
sustainability of clean water in all parts of the world.
Ara will also
communicate with world leaders on the need for the earth to be a haven for
children and the need for portable water as a right for all citizens of the
world.
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