Mamman Shata

For the politician named Shata, see Mohammed Shata.
Alhaji, Dr
Mamman Shata
MON
Birth nameMamman Ibrahim Yero
Also known asShata Mai Ganga
Born1923
Musawa, Katsina State
Died18 June 1999
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano state
GenresGriot
Occupation(s)Musician, Poet and Politician
InstrumentKalangu
SpouseBinta

Alhaji (Dr) Mamman Shata pronunciationⓘ MON (born in 1923 in Musawa, Katsina State, Nigeria, died on 18 June 1999) was a Nigerian singer.[1][2][3][4][5]

He was a well-known griot/musician among the Hausa people of West Africa. His vocals were often accompanied by talking drums, known as kalangu. He mostly performed for the people of Northern Nigeria, primarily in the Hausa language, for more than half a century.[6]

  1. ^ Broughton, Simon (1999). World music : the rough guide. Internet Archive. London : Rough Guides. p. 590. ISBN 978-1-85828-635-8.
  2. ^ The New Grove dictionary of music and musicians 8, p312 Sir George Grove, Stanley Sadie, 1980
  3. ^ African urban notes Michigan State University. African Studies Center, California. University, Los Angeles. African Studies Center, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Department of Political Science, 1970, 5-6 p23, "Similarly, I have been informed (by J. Michael Armer) that during the period of riots in Northern Nigeria in 1966, the great popular singer Alhaji Muhamman Shata composed and sang songs urging the people to keep calm."
  4. ^ Glossary of Hausa music and its social contexts, David W. Ames, Anthony V. King, 1971 p25
  5. ^ Shata: Mahadi Mai Dogon Zamani, by Ibrahim Sheme, Yusuf Tijjani Albasu, Aliyu Ibrahim Kankara, and Ali Malami; Informart Publishers Ltd., Kaduna, 2006
  6. ^ III, Editorial (8 February 2020). "Sheme presents Shata Ikon Allah to IBB". Retrieved 9 June 2020.