Dan Maraya, the Glossary
Ɗan Maraya Jos (also known as Adamu Ɗan Maraya Jos; born Adamu Wayya in 1946 – 20 June 2015) was a Nigerian Hausa griot known for playing the kontigi.[1]
Table of Contents
17 relations: Biafra, Bukuru, FESTAC 77, Garaya (lute), Goje, Griot, Hausa music, Hausa people, Jos, Kontigi, Lagos, Maiduguri, Nigeria, Nigerian Civil War, Order of the Federal Republic, Order of the Niger, Plateau State.
- Griots
- Hausa-language singers
- Musicians from Jos
- Nigerian entertainers
- Nigerian lutist
- Nigerian music people
- Nigerian traditional music griot
- People from Plateau State
Biafra
Biafra, officially the Republic of Biafra, was a partially recognised state in West Africa that declared independence from Nigeria and existed from 1967 until 1970.
Bukuru
Bukuru is a city located on the Jos Plateau in Nigeria.
FESTAC 77
Festac '77, also known as the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture (the first took place in Dakar, 1966, the second in Algiers in July 1969) was a major international festival held in Lagos, Nigeria, from 15 January 1977 to 12 February 1977.
Garaya (lute)
The garaya or komo is an oval-bodied, two-string spike lute from Niger and Northern Nigeria.
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Goje
The goje (the Hausa name for the instrument) is one of the many names for a variety of one or one-stringed fiddles from West Africa, played by groups such as the Yoruba in Sakara music and west African groups that inhabit the Sahel.
Griot
A griot (Manding: jali or jeli (in N'Ko: ߖߋߟߌ, djeli or djéli in French spelling); kevel or kewel / okawul; gewel) is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, and/or musician. Dan Maraya and griot are griots.
Hausa music
The Hausa are one of the largest ethnic groups in Nigeria, Niger, Ghana, Sudan, Cameroon and in many other West and Central African countries.
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Hausa people
The Hausa (autonyms for singular: Bahaushe (m), Bahaushiya (f); plural: Hausawa and general: Hausa; exonyms: Ausa; Ajami: مُتَنٜىٰنْ هَوْسَا / هَوْسَاوَا) are a native ethnic group in West Africa.
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Jos
Jos is a city in the North-Central region of Nigeria.
Kontigi
A kontigi or kuntigi is a one-stringed African lute played by the Hausa, Songhai and Djerma.
Lagos
Lagos (also US), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria.
Maiduguri
Maiduguri is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria, on the continent of Africa.
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa.
Nigerian Civil War
The Nigerian Civil War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970), also known as the Biafran War, was a civil war fought between Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state which had declared its independence from Nigeria in 1967. Nigeria was led by General Yakubu Gowon, and Biafra by Lieutenant Colonel Chukwuemeka "Emeka" Odumegwu Ojukwu.
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Order of the Federal Republic
The Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) is one of two orders of merit, established by the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1963.
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Order of the Niger
Nigeria became an independent country on 1 October 1960, and in 1963 became the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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Plateau State
Plateau State is a north central Nigerian state.
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See also
Griots
- Balla Fasséké
- Dan Maraya
- Djanka Tassey Condé
- Djely Tapa
- Flexible (Basquiat)
- Foday Musa Suso
- Griot
- Kassé Mady Diabaté
- Mamman Shata
- Mbaye Dieye Faye
- Noura Mint Seymali
- Papa Susso
- Pape Demba "Paco" Samb
- Sabado por la Noche
- Sekouba Bambino
- Sidiki Diabaté
- Siramori Diabaté
- Zal Sissokho
Hausa-language singers
- Aminu Ala
- Barmani Choge
- DJ AB
- Dan Maraya
- Ibrahim Narambada
- Mamman Shata
- Naziru M Ahmad
- Nura M Inuwa
- TY Shaban
- Yakubu Muhammed
Musicians from Jos
- 2Baba
- Dan Maraya
- Jeremiah Gyang
- Jesse Jagz
- M.I Abaga
Nigerian entertainers
- Chimezie Imo
- Chioma Okafor
- Dan Maraya
- Emmyblaq
- Kevin Chuwang
- Mabeloboh Center For Save Our Stars
- Mamman Shata
- NEC Live
- Nigerian musicians
- Sambasa Nzeribe
Nigerian lutist
- Dan Maraya
Nigerian music people
Nigerian traditional music griot
- Dan Maraya
People from Plateau State
- Abdullahi Shehu
- Beni Lar
- Benjamin Kwashi
- Bitrus Gani-Ikilama
- Caleb Mutfwang
- Dachung Musa Bagos
- Dan Maraya
- Danladi Slim Matawal
- Davou Zang
- Dele Joseph Ezeoba
- Deputy Governor of Plateau State
- Diket Plang
- Dul Johnson
- Edward Gabkwet
- Eliezer Paul-Gindiri
- Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka
- Governors of Plateau State
- Gyang Dalyop Datong
- Gyang Pwajok
- Hamza Idris
- Ibrahim Mantu
- Ignatius Datong Longjan
- Ilijah Paul
- Ishaya Mark Aku
- Istifanus Gyang
- Joseph Gomwalk
- Joseph Nanven Garba
- Josephine Piyo
- Joshua Dariye
- Joshua Dogonyaro
- Joshua Selman
- Kenneth Gyang
- Kevin Chuwang
- Kevin Joseph Aje
- Musa Agah
- Pauline Tallen
- Sadiq Sani Sadiq
- Sarah Reng Ochekpe
- Shedrack Best
- Silas Janfa
- Simon Davou Mwadkwon
- Simon Lalong
- Sonni Gwanle Tyoden
- William Walbe
- Yakubu Gowon
- Yakubu Yackson Sanda
- Yohana Izam
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Maraya
Also known as Adamu Wayya, Dan Maraya Jos.