FESTAC '77
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FESTAC '77 was a major pan-African cultural festival held in Lagos, Nigeria in 1977, celebrating Black and African arts, music, and heritage from across the world.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FESTAC '77 canonical | 1 |
| First World Festival of Negro Arts | 1 |
| World Festival of Negro Arts 1966 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12099850 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FESTAC '77 Context triple: [Festival of Arts and Culture 1977, alsoKnownAs, FESTAC '77]
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A.
Calabar Festival
Calabar Festival is a major annual cultural celebration in Calabar, Nigeria, renowned for its vibrant parades, music, dance, and showcase of Efik and Cross River State heritage.
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B.
Eyo Festival
Eyo Festival is a traditional Yoruba masquerade celebration in Lagos, Nigeria, featuring white-clad Eyo masqueraders parading through the streets to honor important occasions and figures.
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C.
Calabar International Jazz Festival
Calabar International Jazz Festival is an annual music event in Calabar, Nigeria, that showcases local and international jazz and contemporary artists as part of the city’s cultural and tourism offerings.
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D.
Oranmiyan Festival
Oranmiyan Festival is a traditional cultural celebration in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, honoring the legendary Yoruba prince and warrior Oranmiyan through rituals, performances, and communal festivities.
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E.
Ohworu festival
The Ohworu festival is a traditional annual celebration of the Urhobo people in Nigeria, marked by elaborate rituals, masquerades, music, and communal festivities that honor their deities and cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FESTAC '77 Target entity description: FESTAC '77 was a major pan-African cultural festival held in Lagos, Nigeria in 1977, celebrating Black and African arts, music, and heritage from across the world.
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A.
Calabar Festival
Calabar Festival is a major annual cultural celebration in Calabar, Nigeria, renowned for its vibrant parades, music, dance, and showcase of Efik and Cross River State heritage.
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B.
Eyo Festival
Eyo Festival is a traditional Yoruba masquerade celebration in Lagos, Nigeria, featuring white-clad Eyo masqueraders parading through the streets to honor important occasions and figures.
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C.
Calabar International Jazz Festival
Calabar International Jazz Festival is an annual music event in Calabar, Nigeria, that showcases local and international jazz and contemporary artists as part of the city’s cultural and tourism offerings.
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D.
Oranmiyan Festival
Oranmiyan Festival is a traditional cultural celebration in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, honoring the legendary Yoruba prince and warrior Oranmiyan through rituals, performances, and communal festivities.
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E.
Ohworu festival
The Ohworu festival is a traditional annual celebration of the Urhobo people in Nigeria, marked by elaborate rituals, masquerades, music, and communal festivities that honor their deities and cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
First World Festival of Negro Arts
this entity surface form:
World Festival of Negro Arts 1966