Dan Maraya | |
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 Adamu Danmaraya Jos, holding a kontigi, an African lute from Niger and Nigeria and used by the Hausa people. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Adamu Wayya[1] |
| Also known as | Adamu Danmaraya Jos |
| Born | 1946 Jos or Bukuru, Nigeria[2] |
| Died | 20 June 2015[1][3] Bukuru, Nigeria[3] |
| Occupation(s) | Griot, recording artist, poet, philosopher, philanthropist |
| Instrument | Kontigi |
Ɗan Maraya Jos (also known as Adamu Ɗan Maraya Jos ; born Adamu Wayya in 1946 – 20 June 2015)[1] was a Nigerian Hausa griot known for playing the kontigi.[3] He was also remembered as a man who did not limit his praise singing to the rich and famous, but sang praises for common people as well.[3]
He was a Member of the Order of the Niger (MON), an Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) and a recipient of the Nigerian Federal Republic Medal, 1st class.[4][2] A recording artist, by 1986 he had recorded at least 150 LPs and singles and composed 500 songs.[4]
- ^ a b c Sotubo, 'Jola. "Dan Maraya Jos: Hausa music legend dies at 69". Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ a b "OBITUARY: Dan Maraya Jos, iconic Hausa singer and Nigeria's 'best-known' orphan". The Cable. Nigeria. 20 June 2015.
He received the member of the order of the Nigeria (MON) and officer of the order of the Nigeria (OON) as well as United Nations peace medals.
- ^ a b c d Isa Abdulsalami Ahovi, Jos; Adamu Abu, Abuja (21 June 2015). "Dan Maraya Jos dies at 69". The Guardian.
- ^ a b Kudi Masu Gida Rana (album cover). Polydor Records. 1986. pp. back cover. POLP 151.