Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- The Chairperson of the MUSON Festival Planning Committee, Sade Doherty, has announced that the late music icon Marion Akpata will be honoured at the 42nd anniversary edition of the festival.

Ms Akpata, who died on 20 July at the age of 86, was one of the pioneers of the MUSON School of Music, where she made an impact and left indelible marks on Nigeria's music landscape.

The festival is scheduled from 12-26 October at the Agip Recital Hall, MUSON Centre.

In an interview with PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday, Ms Doherty said this year's edition would not only mark MUSON Day, one of the festival's highlights dedicated to celebrating the centre's anniversary, but feature a heart-stirring musical performance.

She added that the...