diversify into other genres including Rap, Hip-hop and Afrobeat. Notable female Nigerian rappers include Weird Mc, Sasha P, Mo'Cheddah and Eva Alordiah. While in terms of Afrobeats there are so many female artists but only a few have been constant over the years like Aṣa Omawumi Megbele, Yinka Davies, Goldie, Seyi Shay, Niniola, Tiwa Savage, Teni, Yemi Alade and Simi. Music at festivals and holidays Durbar festivals are held in many parts of North-west Nigeria; durbar is meant to honour the Emir during the culmination of the Islamic festivals Eid ul-Fitr, Eid ul-Adha, and Sallah for the well-known Katsina durbar, and is sometimes also used to honour visiting dignitaries . Although the principal attraction of the durbar festivals is displays of traditional horsemanship, performances by drummers, trumpeters and praise-singers are an important part of the celebration Other holidays in which music plays an important role include drumming and dances performed at Christmas, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. Classical music In the 20th century, Nigeria produced a number of classical composers; these include Lazarus Ekwueme, Fela Sowande, Joshua Uzoigwe, Ayo Bankole, and Akin Euba. Sowande was one of the first and most famous African composers in the Western classical tradition, and founder of the Nigerian art music tradition. Sowande was also an organist and jazz musician, incorporating these and elements of Nigerian folk music into his work. Echezonachukwu Nduka is poet and pianist, specializing in piano music by African and African-descent composers. See also Country music in Nigeria Notes References "Nigerian Top 9 Female Music Artists" Award9ja Media. Archived from the Original source, on November 5, 2020. , specifically the sections "Fuji Music of Nigeria" and "Traditional Hausa Music of Nigeria" Further reading Omojola, Bode. Popular Music in Western Nigeria: Theme, Style and Patronage. Ibadan: Institut Français de Recherche en Afrique (IFRA), University of Ibadan(revised edition), 2014. Omojola, Bode. Yorùbá Music in the Twentieth Century: Identity, Agency and Performance Practice. Rochester: University of Rochester Press (Eastman/Rochester Studies in Ethnomusicology), 2012. Omojola, Bode. The Music of Fela Sowande: Encounters, African Identity and Creative Ethnomusicology. Point Richmond, CA: Music Research Institute Press, 2009. Omojola, Bode. Multiple Interpretations of Dynamics of Creativity and Knowledge in African Music Traditions: A Festschrift in Honor of Akin Euba (co-edited with George Dor).Point Richmond, CA: Music Research Institute Press, 2005. Omojola, Bode. Nigerian Art Music. Ibadan: Institut Français de Recherche en Afrique (IFRA), University of Ibadan, 1995. Sadoh,