Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Felabration

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) —UY Scuti ^Talk 16:42, 17 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Felabration

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NN event that fails WP:EVENT, WP:ENN. Seems to be drawing on relationship to a notable person. Coverage seems to be limited to the fact that it happened. MSJapan (talk) 03:30, 10 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep as subject passes WP:GNG to merit a stand-alone article. It has been covered by the Evening Standard, Music in Africa, The Voice Online to mention a few. It is also a well-attended event with notable local and international acts. --—Oluwa2Chainz »» (talk to me) 09:15, 10 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Nigeria-related deletion discussions. —Oluwa2Chainz »» (talk to me) 09:16, 10 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Arts-related deletion discussions. —Oluwa2Chainz »» (talk to me) 09:18, 10 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - This is not a person, this is an event, and more particularly, a festival, so it has slightly different requirements for notability. The fact that notable acts attend doesn't really matter; the event won't inherit from that, and as a matter of fact, there aren't any listed. Also, I'm a bit confused - the festival takes place in Lagos (according to the article and the Music in Africa source, but the Evening Standard source says there was a performance in a Reading Room at the British Library, which is in London. So that's not about the same event. So out of the three sources provided here, two aren't pertinent, and of the four in the article, none provide significant coverage, as they're all written prior to the event and announce its occurrence. One source is insufficient to meet WP:GNG. I'd also add that per WP:EVENT, the event is never covered outside of its occurrence, and thus is WP:NOTNEWS in that context. MSJapan (talk) 16:32, 10 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I disagree that this is a non-notable event, whether the coverage is significant enough to warrant an article is a different story, but it is a notable event; Pulse, CNN, AP (2008) and AP (2012), The Star (South Africa), All Africa, Yagazie Emezi (photography) and an article about her photography at Felabration, Bella Naija, HF Magazine, Uncova.

In addition the Evening Standard source is about the event, because around the date of his birthday, felabrations are held worldwide with different Felabrations, just a few I found: Singapore, Amsterdam, London, Kansas City, MO, Boulder, CO, NYC, Atlanta, GA, Boston, MA, Los Angeles, CA and even in Nebraska. At the very least, if it's not kept it should be merged/redirected to Fela Kuti and a section added there.-- Isaidnoway (talk) 01:06, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 01:11, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 01:11, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep The yearly event has been discussed in reliable publications. I was able to find reviews of the event on the websites of these reliable sources: allAfrica.com originally published by This Day, Nigerian Entertainment Today (2014), Vanguard, Nigerian Entertainment Today (2013), and Asiri Magazine. The annual event was also discussed in John Collins's 2009 book, Fela: Kalakuta Notes. An e-version of the book can be seen here. Fela: Kalakuta Notes passes WP:BKCRIT since it has been discussed in reliable independent sources such as The Journal of Folklore Researchand Equinox Publishing. I'm pretty sure if I look harder, I'll find more reviews. Versace1608 ^{Wanna Talk?} 01:31, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I am aware that when you Google Felabration, information about London's celebration of Fela pops up. Having said, the article is very specific about the annual event held at The New Afrika Shrine in Lagos, Nigeria. Versace1608 ^{Wanna Talk?} 01:37, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep -- sources presented at the AfD appear to demonstrate notability to pass GNG. The fact that it was covered by AP is especially convincing. K.e.coffman (talk) 03:24, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Obviously notable, per the argument that has already been presented by other users above me. The event is well covered by reliable sources.--Jamie Tubers (talk) 21:15, 12 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment, on some editors' apparent confusion at where the festival/event is held, it appears to be similar to the film festival Tropfest that was originally held in one or two oz places but is now held simultaneously in different venues around the world. Coolabahapple (talk) 11:08, 14 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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