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Nkpokiti

Nigeria

Nkpokiti és un nom que rep un conjunt de danses pròpies del poble Igbo, consistent bàsicament en cinc danses diferents, Egwu ogbagu, Atilogwu, Ihediegwu, Igba i Ijele.

A five Naira note from the Central Bank of Nigeria. The person on the note is the engraved portrait of Alhaji Sir Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa (1912-1966), educationalist, and the first Prime Minister from September 1957 to January 1966. The back illustrates Nkpokiti Dancers from the…
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Nkpokiti és un nom que rep un conjunt de danses pròpies del poble Igbo, consistent bàsicament en cinc danses diferents, Egwu ogbagu, Atilogwu, Ihediegwu, Igba i Ijele.

01 · What it is
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02 · Where & name
Nigeria

Placed on record in Nigeria.

03 · How it is doing
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Nkpokiti és un nom que rep un conjunt de danses pròpies del poble Igbo, consistent bàsicament en cinc danses diferents, Egwu ogbagu, Atilogwu, Ihediegwu, Igba i Ijele.

Where is Nkpokiti practised or documented?

Sources on this page place Nkpokiti in Nigeria.

What is the current condition of Nkpokiti today?

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Nkpokiti és un nom que rep un conjunt de danses pròpies del poble Igbo, consistent bàsicament en cinc danses diferents, Egwu ogbagu, Atilogwu, Ihediegwu, Igba i Ijele. Reben el nom del seu creador, Festus Nwankwo, un mestre d'escola que creà esta combinació de danses el 1947 com un exercici per ad aprendre les danses tradicionals igbo. Es popularitzen arran d'un concurs folklòric celebrat a Lagos el 1970, on els qui la realitzen guanyen el primer premi, posició que mantindrien els anys següents. A partir de finals de la dècada del 1970, s'exhibeix internacionalment.

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Nkpokiti is type of dance, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 1

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