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Dan Maraya Jos dies at 69
One of the frontline Hausa musical icons, Dan Maraya Jos is dead. He died yesterday in Jos at the age of
His close friend and associate, Mallam Ladan Salihu, a zonal director at the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria,announced his death in Jos yesterday.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has expressed shock over the sudden demise of the late musician
In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs Turaki Hassan, Dogara said the North and indeed Nigeria has lost one of its most talented sons.
“Danmaraya`s sudden death came to me as a shock and I want to use this medium to condole with the Danmaraya family, the government and people of Plateau State and all Nigerians over this irreparable loss”, the statement added.
According to the speaker, late Danmaraya has written his name in gold in the annals of Nigeria’s history as a talented musician, peot and a philosopher.
Dan Maraya Jos, whose name means “The
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The History of Dan Maraya Jos
First Name: Adamu
Last Name: Wayya
Stage Name: Dan Maraya Jos
Country: Nigeria
D.O.B: 01/02/
D.O.D: 20/06/
Primary Language: Hausa
Bio
Dan Maraya Jos, born Adamu Wayya, was a renowned Nigerian musician and Hausa griot celebrated for his mastery of the kontigi.
Orphaned at a young age, he showed a passion for music, eventually crafting his own version of the kuntigi.
Embracing the griot tradition, he composed songs praising everyday people and offered social commentary, notably during the Nigerian Civil War.
Throughout his career, he performed internationally and recorded an impressive repertoire of over LPs and singles, showcasing the rich cultural heritage of Hausa music.
His passing in left an irreplaceable void in the hearts of many musicians and communities touched by his performances.
Dan Maraya showed an early promise in music and came under the influence of local professional griots who were best kno
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Nigeria mourns Dan Maraya Jos
Dan Maraya was born Adamu Wayya in and lost both parents while still an infant. It was an experience that funnen its way to the name he is most known by: ‘Dan Maraya Jos’ translates to ‘the little orphan of Jos.’ After his father’s death Adamu was cared for by the Emir of Bukuru, a town in North-Central state Plateau. Dan Maraya’s father had been a court musician for the emir.
Dan Maraya would later become renowned for playing the Kontigi, a single-stringed lute with a covering of goatskin. He played praise-singing songs and wove social commentary into his Hausa lyrics. His praise-singing was exceptional in its non-recognition of class lines: he praised both the rik and the poor, the powerful and the allmoge with highly melodious tunes.
Although he sang praise songs for Nigerian troops during the Biafran war, Dan Maraya craved a united Nigeria. ‘When I visited him two weeks ago,’ Salihu said in announcing Jos’s passing, ‘he spoke passionately about