Songhai
Songhaytarey (meaning, "Songhai Homeland") | |
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| Country |  Niger |
| Region | Tillabery Region (Southwestern Niger) |
The Songhai (also Songhay, Songhaytarey ([soŋaj]), ([soŋaj-tah-ʀai̯])) is an area in the northwestern corner of Niger's Tillabéri Region populated mainly by the Songhaiborai. [1] It is considered the heartland of the Songhai people and the sanctuary of their ancient pantheon and priestly class and the place in which the original lineage of the Sonni dynasty retreated after the coup d'etat of 1493 creating a secret society of magicians, the Sohance.[2][3][4][5]
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- ^ Groupe Sogha (2021), SOGHA "Bonjour le Niger "Clip officiel by Elite Média 0:30, Youtube: Aboubacar Goube, retrieved 2021-04-13
- ^ Idrissa, Rahmane; Idrissa, Abdourahmane; Decalo, Samuel (June 2012), Historical Dictionary of Niger By Rahmane Idrissa, Abdourahmane Idrissa, Samuel Decalo, Scarecrow Press, p. 334, ISBN 9780810860940, retrieved 2021-04-14
- ^ Bornand, Sandra (2005), Le discours du griot généalogiste chez les Zarma du Niger, Volume 1, KARTHALA Editions, pp. 59 "Ce phénomène s'explique probablement par sa double origine: son père et sa mere sont originaires du pays sonay et c'est avec son pére qu'il a appris sa profession" and Page 171 "Cet instrument ne se trouve qu'en pays sonay, plus précisément vers Koulikoira", ISBN 9782845866256, retrieved 2021-04-27