American music superstar, Brandy will join Nigerian sensation, 2Face Idibia and Ghana's tag team, Wutah to thrill the audience at this year's ECOWAS Peace Pageant holding at the Civic Centre, Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Saturday, November 14,, 2009.
The pageant is one of the key steps of ECOWAS Commission led by Dr. Mohamed IBN Chambas to build peace among the people, most especially, in the face of challenges and hardship confronting the West Africa sub-region. However, the Rivers State government and Governor Rotimi Amaechi have accepted to join in the campaign to communicate peace in the State, including Niger Delta region.
Brandy Rayana Norwood, one of the artistes billed for the event, was born into a musical family in McComb, Mississippion February 11, 1979and raised in Carson, California. In 1993, the “I Wanna Be Down” singer signed a recording contract with Atlantic, releasing her self-titled debut album a year after. Following a major success with Grammy Award-winning "The Boy Is Mine," a duet with singer Monica and her second album “Never Say Never” in 1998, a series of successful records established her as one of the most successful urban R&B female vocalists to emerge during the mid-to late 1990s. Her latest studio album, “Human” (2008), was her first effort to be released on the Epic label after a label change in 2005.
The RIAA ranks Brandy as one of the best-selling female artistes in American music history, having sold over 8.5 million copies of her five studio albums in the United States and over 25 million albums worldwide, to date. Additionally, she has won over 100 awards as a recording artiste.
Brandy will be showcasing her newly released album entitled “Human” live and direct in Nigeria. She says the event will be like home-coming for her as she is set to blow the garden city up with her style of music.
In her words: “I am happy coming to Nigeria and especially Port-Harcourt for the very first time, it is a home coming for me and I intend maximising the opportunity fully. I aint gonna promise anything but I know you guys are in for a swell time come Saturday, November 14. I hope my fans and all lovers of music will not miss the show.”
This should be a thrill. That is my country.
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