The much talked
about first edition of the Champagne Conversation, went down at the
pool side of the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on Sunday
February 27.The star studded event was an evening of music ,endless
supply of champagne, conversation and unlimited fun. The decoration and
ambience was a delight to behold while Shuga Band and DJ Jimmy Jatt all
dished out lovely music well into the night.
Abisoye Fagade,
Principal Consultant of Sodium Brand Solutions, part organisers of the
event said ‘We took the night club out of all those enclosures and
delivered a wild evening of fun right by the pool side, such beautiful
people, colourful ensembles, great music and so much to drink!’ It was
an endless roll call of celebrities at the event, with the likes of
Kate Henshaw, Nse Ikpe-Etim,
Monalisa Chinda,
Rukky Sanda, Annie Macauley and Najite Dede. Musicians, Darey, Jaywon,
Mocheddah, KSB, Goldie, Praise, Timi Dakolo, Emem Ema, TWO, Femi
Adeyinka, Essence, and Djinee in attendance.
The evening’s host,
Darey (who also anchored a special Chat Arena) joined Akin Shuga and
Jummy JATT as the souls of the night, as guests mingled freely, while
downing glass after glass of champagne and various champagne-based
cocktails. Meeting and mingling with old and new contacts was not a
problem, as specially-trained ‘Conversation Starters’ moved round
endlessly, linking up guests and breaking all conversation barriers.
Speaking about the
idea, Abisoye Fagade, Principal Consultant of Sodium Brand Solutions,
revealed that guests will include musicians, actors ,young graduates,
entrepreneurs, undergraduates, models, young media players, and other
key individuals within the youth segment. ”We’re throwing an
Avant-garde party, for the young and young at heart,” Fagade said in a
Sodium Brand Solutions’ press release.
“As usual,
there’ll be all the regulars; wild music, lavish drinks, and beautiful
people. But there will also be a lot of substance, opportunity to meet
and mingle, to make new contacts for business and pleasure and a rare
platform for everyday people to close-up with some of Nigeria’s biggest
celebs”.
Although meant to be an annual event, organisers revealed the possibilities of staging the gig more frequently
