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The Institut fran\u00e7ais du Nig\u00e9ria on Saturday hosted the musical concert to celebrate this year\u2019s World Music Day in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

Mr Arnaud Dornor, the Director of the French Cultural Centre, in his address at the event, said that the celebration was designed to strengthen relations with Nigeria.<\/p>\n

The World Music Day, \u201cF\u00eate de la musique, in French\u201d, is an annual music celebration that takes place globally on 21st of June, every year.<\/p>\n

According to him, on this Day, the citizens of a city or country are allowed and urged to play music outside in their neighborhoods or in public spaces and parks.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe decided to organise free concerts whereby musicians play for fun and not for payment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first all-day musical celebration on day of the summer solstice originated by the French Minister of Culture, Jack Lang and Maurice Fleuret, and was first celebrated in Paris in 1982.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe day is now celebrated in over 120 countries around the world; this year, the Institut fran\u00e7ais du Nig\u00e9ria decided to put spotlight on electronic music, inviting the French DJ Praktika.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has been living in West Africa; Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and now Mali, for five years, which explains the breadth and originality of his music style.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe infuses African tones into his electronic productions, and the result is definitely worth it,\u201d Dornor said.<\/p>\n

The director assured that France would continue to come up with measures to strengthen ties with Nigeria through its diverse cultures and values.<\/p>\n

He described Nigeria as an important country in Africa and that France would work to develop cooperation in all fields, including the field of music and culture.<\/p>\n

He noted that the efforts would build and strengthen relations with actors and stakeholders within the music sector.<\/p>\n

The event featured live display of talking drums and other instruments, as well as two-hour DJ set by Praktika at the Institut.<\/p>\n

The concert attracted people from all works of life to musical dance session with live music performances by local and international artistes.<\/p>\n

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