South Africans recently had a feel of Seychelles’ flamboyant culture during a successful marketing promotion at the Canal Walk Shopping Centre in Cape Town. This promotional activity was initiated by the Canal Walk Shopping Centre, together with the Seychelles Tourism Board, SeyUnique Tour Operator, and the Constance Hotel Group.
Ukuthatha inxaxheba kweSeychelles kulo msitho kwaququzelelwa nguDavid Germain, umlawuli webhodi yezokhenketho e-Afrika naseMelika, kunye noMarymonde Matatiken, ojongene nemicimbi kunye namanye amaqela anomdla kwiBhodi yoKhenketho yaseSeychelles.
Inxalenye yale ntengiso yayiquka ukhuphiswano olukhethekileyo loSuku looMama, olwanika umntu omnye onethamsanqa ithuba lokuphumelela eSeychelles ezimbini, ezibandakanya ukubuya kweenqwelomoya ezivela eKapa kunye ne-Air Seychelles, isikhululo seenqwelomoya kunye nokudluliselwa kweehotele, kunye nokulala kweentsuku ezintandathu Ibhodi epheleleyo kwigumbi elitsha eline-Ephelia Resort.
Eli wonga limangalisayo liphumelele nguRosalyn Williams, oceba ukutyelela iSeychelles ngenyanga kaSeptemba okanye eyeDwarha, apho azokuzibonela ngawakhe amasiko eSeychelles.
Iimpawu zenkcubeko yaseSeychelles zazibonakala kakhulu eCanal Walk Shopping Centre kwimpelaveki yokugqibela yalo msitho, apho bonke abakhuthazi bendawo ababesiya kuyo babenxibe iimpahla zemveli zaseSeychelles. Banike ulwazi malunga nelizwe, kunye nokunikezela okunje ngeeShelchelles caps kunye neeT-shirts.
Amagqabantshintshi kolu nyuselo, nangona kunjalo, yimidlalo yeqela le-Zez elalikhokelwa nguGuy Belle kwaye lalibonisa iimvumi nabadanisi bemveli baseSeychelles. Babenabemi boMzantsi Afrika bebeka ezivenkileni zabo kumhlaba wokudlala behamba ngomculo wesintu wesiqithi.
Ukuthetha ngemidlalo yomculo, uMnu Germain uthe bayathandwa kwaye banike abaphulaphuli ukuqonda inkcubeko yokwenene yaseSeychellois Creole. Itsala abaphulaphuli ababanzi abathatha inxaxheba kwaye bazimanya nabadanisi emgangathweni.
Ukudlala kakuhle kunye nokuzithemba okuhle kweemvumi kunye nabadanisi yayiyimizekelo ecacileyo yokuzimisela kwe-Seychellois ethembekileyo kunye nokuzimisela, ekulungele ukuncedisa ekukhuthazeni nasekuthengiseni ilizwe labo ngomculo, utshilo, wongeza, uzuko kwiSeychelles. ”
Ngokusekwe kwimpumelelo yeli phulo, iBhodi yoKhenketho yaseSeychelles sele ijonge ekuququzeleleni amaphulo entengiso afanayo nakwezinye iidolophu zase Mzantsi Afrika ukuqhubela phambili ukukhuthaza indawo esiya kuyo kunye nenkcubeko yayo etyebileyo.
Ethetha ngale ndlela intsha yokuzisa inkcubeko yesiqithi sase-creole kuluntu ngokubanzi, u-Alain St. Ange Ezintlanu ”kufuneka sinikele. Inkcubeko kunye nokutya, okuvele ngenxa yokwahluka kwabantu bakuthi, ngumdibaniso ofanele ukuboniswa emhlabeni, kuba yi "Unique Seychelles"
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Seychelles' participation in the event was coordinated by David Germain, the tourism board's director for Africa and the Americas, and Marymonde Matatiken, who is responsible for events and other special interests groups at the Seychelles Tourism Board.
- Ngokusekwe kwimpumelelo yeli phulo, iBhodi yoKhenketho yaseSeychelles sele ijonge ekuququzeleleni amaphulo entengiso afanayo nakwezinye iidolophu zase Mzantsi Afrika ukuqhubela phambili ukukhuthaza indawo esiya kuyo kunye nenkcubeko yayo etyebileyo.
- “The wonderful performances and positive attitude of the musicians and dancers were clear examples of the willingness of loyal and devoted Seychellois, willing to assist with the promotion and marketing of their country through music,”.
