ABA Festival, Igarra

[1]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] In 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.

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