Roseau, Dominica: Adicia Burton- Miss Dominica 2023, sang the tune named “Lévé” throughout her performing expertise spherical at Miss OECS Pageant 2024. She lauded the tune and artist Nicole Alfred, who created it.
She mentioned that her coronary heart crammed with pleasure and immense delight when she was singing the tune on the stage. Whereas explaining the which means of the tune, she added that the phrase “Lévé” is called a rising within the Kweyol language.
Adicia Burton linked the tune with the Indigenous individuals and mentioned that the piece effectively enhanced the significance of the tradition of the Kalinago individuals. This piece appealed to Indigenous peoples and Africans throughout the OECS to unite as one and get up for our rights and improvement as one Caribbean individuals as our forefathers did.
She added,”The tune is “Lévé” by Dominican artist Nicole Alfred, also called Abiyah and is cadence-lypso, which makes the style distinctive to our nation.”
Miss Dominica 2023 additionally recalled that there have been, sadly, some technical difficulties occurring throughout her efficiency, and he or she carried out your complete tune not with the ability to hear herself sing on stage.
“Nonetheless, the phrases had been fortunately capable of carry by way of, and the viewers might hear the message,”mentioned Adicia Burton.
Whereas sending a reminder, Adicia Burton added that the wrestle ought to not deter them from supporting a trigger they consider to be simply.
She additionally prolonged gratitude to Abiyah Music for permitting her to carry out the tune. She mentioned,”I really like your music and the highly effective messages you convey by way of your present of singing. To my expertise group thanks for working with me to deliver larger consciousness to my platform, Reparations for the Caribbean with a deal with the Indigenous individuals.”
Notably, Adicia Burton participated within the Miss OECS Pageant and represented Dominica because it was held on January 12, 2024. She secured the place of first runner-up and gained classes corresponding to Finest Artistic Nationwide Put on, Finest Night Put on and Finest Response to Query.
The title of Miss OECS was secured by Claire Marissa Smartt, who represented Saint Lucia within the pageant
