Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) 1977

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:FESTAC_'77
gptkbp:category	gptkb:festival gptkb:African_diaspora 1977 in Nigeria
gptkbp:commemorativeStampIssued	gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:endDate	1977-02-12
gptkbp:legacy	inspiration for subsequent Pan-African festivals increased global awareness of African arts promotion of Pan-Africanism
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Lagos,_Nigeria
gptkbp:logo	gptkb:FESTAC_mask
gptkbp:mainVenue	gptkb:National_Theatre,_Lagos
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Return_of_the_Benin_Ivory_Mask
gptkbp:notablePerformance	gptkb:Stevie_Wonder gptkb:King_Sunny_Adé gptkb:Fela_Kuti gptkb:Miriam_Makeba gptkb:Osibisa
gptkbp:officialLanguage	gptkb:Arabic gptkb:French English Portuguese
gptkbp:organizer	gptkb:Nigerian_Government
gptkbp:participants	over 16,000
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:First_World_Festival_of_Negro_Arts_(Dakar,_1966)
gptkbp:purpose	celebrate African culture and arts
gptkbp:startDate	1977-01-15
gptkbp:theme	African culture and heritage
gptkbp:troopContributingCountries	56
gptkbp:type	international festival
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:National_Theatre_Lagos gptkb:National_Theatre,_Lagos
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) 1977