ABA Festival, Igarra

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.^[1] The festival is celebrated by the Igarra people and its origin can be traced to as far back as 1789.^[2] 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.^[3]

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The name ABA Festival is derived from the popular ABA drum associated with the Kwararafa in (Jukun kingdom).

Festival Rating

In 2006, the festival was rated as the sixth most indigenous cultural festival in West Africa by Total E & P.^[4] The festival is listed by the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) as a notable festival in Nigeria.^[5]

References

1. "ABA DRUM FESTIVAL IGARRA, NIGERIA. - African culture TV". Retrieved 2021-07-12.
2. Naffy. "Eziobe group of clans and Akuta of Igarra invite general public to the 38th Aba Cultural Festival | Bloomshire". Retrieved 2021-07-12.
3. Anetuno_admin. "The historic Aba Drum Cultural festival – By Mr Obed Ali |". Retrieved 2021-07-12.
4. admin (2017-09-06). "Celebrating the Aba Festival". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
5. "Edo Govt rolls out drums for Aba Festival". Vanguard News. 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2021-07-12.