Calabar Municipal

A weatherproof box where anyone can leave books, toys or kitchen bits and take something else: sustainability can be that simple. What matters is a good spot, permission from the owner or the council, and a few people w…

Not everyone finds smartphones, online bookings or long forms easy. Often a patient half hour is all it takes to help someone. Important: never take over passwords or bank details, go through it together step by step in…

Whether it's a part-time job in a café, delivering leaflets or tutoring: your first job brings not just money but confidence too. Make sure you get a written contract and that your hours fit around school or college. Wh…

A driving licence is a big step towards independence for many, but it takes time and money. Compare offers beforehand, study the theory regularly in small chunks and stay relaxed during lessons. Bikes and public transpo…

Every place can become a little nicer to live in, and locals often have the best ideas. What would you improve in Calabar: more benches, better cycle paths, a meeting place for young and old? Share your suggestions in a…

Not every day is sunny, and with kids you need good ideas when it pours. Where do you go in Calabar when it's wet outside: the library, the swimming pool, a board-game café, or puddle jumping after all? Share your rainy…

Almost every region has a dish you won't find anywhere else, or a recipe handed down through the generations. What food simply belongs to Calabar? Tell us your favourites and where to try them!

There is a lot of colonial architecture in the older parts of Calabar that are around Henshaw Town, Duke Town and the waterfront areas. Duke Town Hall (Ekpe Stone), Eton by Eyamba Street. The present site of the Magis…

=== Seaport, slave trade === When Portuguese explorers in the 15th century reached this part of the Guinea coast, they called the tribes of the area "Calabar". These historic inhabitants were Quas, Efuts, and Efiks. Efi…

Calabar ()(also referred to as Callabar, Calabari, Calbari, Cali and Kalabar) is the capital city of Cross River State, Nigeria. It was originally named Akwa Akpa, in the Efik language, as the Efik people dominate this…

MP3 of Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 557, formerly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, recorded on a Silbermann organ. Musopen · Public Domain

Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique' - I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo Musopen · Public Domain

Bach, J S - Goldberg Variations, BWV988 Musopen · Public Domain

Bach, J S - Goldberg Variations, BWV988 Musopen · Public Domain

Schubert - Piano Sonata No. 17 in D major, D850 - I. Allegro vivace Musopen · Public Domain

Dvořák - String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 51 (B92) - I. Allegro ma non troppo Musopen · Public Domain

Cello concerto in e minor, op. 85 - iv. allegro, Op. 85 Musopen · Public Domain

Johannes Brahms - concerto in a minor, op. 102 'double concerto' - iii. vivace non troppo (double concerto) Musopen · Public Domain

Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 'Italian' - IV. Saltarello (Presto) Musopen · Public Domain

Chopin - Piano Concerto no. 1, Op. 11 (string quartet)-1. Allegro maestoso Musopen · Public Domain