ABA Festival, Igarra is a festival held every seven years (7) in Igarra land, Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria, West Africa.[2] The festival is celebrated by the Igarra people and its origin can be traced to as far back as 1789[3][4].The festival is celebrated to mark the victory by the hunters over the initial settlers of the land now known and described as Igarra-Etuno.[5]
The name ABA Festival is derived from the popular ABA drum associated with the Kwararafa in (Jukun kingdom).[6]
Festival Rating
editIn 2006, the festival was rated as the sixth most indigenous cultural festival in West Africa by Total E & P.[7] The festival is listed by the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) as a notable festival in Nigeria.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ Anetuno_admin (2017-12-18). "An interview with Obed Alli, the Chairman, Central Planning Committee, Aba Festival 2017. -". Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "ABA DRUM FESTIVAL IGARRA, NIGERIA. - African culture TV". Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ "Celebrating the Aba Festival – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ Naffy. "Eziobe group of clans and Akuta of Igarra invite general public to the 38th Aba Cultural Festival | Bloomshire". Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ Anetuno_admin. "The historic Aba Drum Cultural festival – By Mr Obed Ali |". Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ Anetuno_admin (2018-04-09). "The historic Aba Drum Cultural festival in Igarra -". Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ admin (2017-09-06). "Celebrating the Aba Festival". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ Anetuno_admin (2017-12-17). "Press conference of the 2017 Aba festival. -". Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "Edo Govt rolls out drums for Aba Festival". Vanguard News. 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
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