Mamane Barka | |
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 Malam Mamane Barka playing an ngurmi African lute. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Malam Mamane Barka |
| Born | 1958/1959 Tesker, Niger |
| Died | (aged 59) Niamey, Niger |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Biram, Ngurumi |
| Labels | World Music Network |
Malam Mamane Barka (1958/1959 – 21 November 2018) was a Nigerian musician, and one of the world's most prominent players of the biram African harp.[1] He died on 21 November 2018, aged 59.[2]
- ^ Sole, Deanne (18 May 2009). "Mamane Barka: Introducing Mamane Barka". Pop Matters. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
A biram looks like a small canoe with hide stretched and bound over the top. The instrument's five strings are attached to a point at the centre of this canoe and radiate outward like a triangular sail fastened to a 'mast' that comes out of the prow of the boat and moves up and back with a curve...this instrument belongs to, the Boudouma or Buduma, are "fishing nomads," and it likens the shape of the biram to that of the shallow, narrow boat known as the pirogue.
- ^ "Décès du musicien Mamane Mallam Barka ce mercredi à Niamey". aniamey.com (in French). Retrieved 26 November 2018.