He attributes this partly to its festival culture, which began after the second world war.
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By the way, Festac Town was the settlement built in 1977 by Nigeria's then-military ruler, Gen Yakubu Gowon, to accommodate participants in the 2nd World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture - at a time when Nigeria's major problem was not availability of money but how to spend it.
Two days before this year's festival, The Music and Culture Coalition of New Orleans held a "teach-in" regarding noise ordinances and zoning regulations, motivated by confrontations over street performances and music venues in newly gentrifying neighborhoods.
Guinea's rich musical culture proved one of the festival's greatest assets.
Meanwhile the culture minister described the Faenol Festival as "an important part of our cultural identity and helps to raise Wales's profile within the UK and internationally".
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It's the world's biggest festival and I care deeply about French cinematic culture.
Housh was speaking at South by Southwest Interactive on Tuesday, the annual festival in Austin devoted to Web and digital culture.
The Storymoja Hay literary festival is an annual gathering that celebrates contemporary culture and ideas through storytelling, books, live discussion forums, workshops, debates, live performances, and music.
Ms Powell, lead councillor for sport, culture and leisure, said hopes for a festival were "an eight" on a scale of one to 10.
The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, which organises the Istanbul Film Festival, condemned the police action against the "peaceful protest".
They publish a magazine, Arabica, that celebrates Arab culture, and put on an annual Arab International Festival that attracts more than 150, 000 people.
Despite prejudice and tragedy in Poland's past, a remarkable revival of Jewish life and culture is now under way, including an annual music festival in Cracow, near Auschwitz.
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Manchester City Council's executive member for culture and leisure, Councillor Mike Amesbury, said the festival "makes a massive contribution to the cultural offering of our great city and has helped establish us on the world stage as a leading artistic powerhouse".
An annual Jewish festival in the city of Krakow, which Mr Krajewski thinks has done much to embrace Jewish culture within Poland's wider cultural legacy, is already well established.
The culture of the Exploratorium has long been intertwined with the Maker Faire, the Bay Area festival that celebrates do-it-yourself projects.
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First Minister Jack McConnell said he hoped the festival, which he proposed after Inverness lost out in a bid to be the 2008 European city of culture, would help boost growth and confidence in the Highlands.
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The meeting will be introduced by Stefan Kitanov, Director of the Sofia International Film Festival, and opened by Todor Chobanov, Deputy Mayor of Sofia, Mitko Todorov, Deputy Minister of Culture, and Francesco Bandarin, UNESCO Assistant-Director General for Culture.
Culture Minister Alun Pugh has said the assembly government would not write a blank cheque to underwrite the festival.
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