Dan Maraya

Dan Maraya
Adamu Danmaraya Jos, holding a kontigi, an African lute from Niger and Nigeria and used by the Hausa people.
Background information
Also known asAdamu Danmaraya Jos
Born
Adamu Wayya

1946
Jos or Bukuru, Nigeria
Died20 June 2015
Bukuru, Nigeria
OccupationsGriot, recording artist, poet, philosopher, philanthropist
InstrumentKontigi

Ɗan Maraya Jos pronunciationⓘ (also known as Adamu Ɗan Maraya Jos pronunciationⓘ; born Adamu Wayyapronunciationⓘ in 1946 – 20 June 2015) was a Nigerian Hausa griot known for playing the kontigi. 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.

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. A recording artist, by 1986 he had recorded at least 150 LPs and singles and composed 500 songs.

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