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Their folk music has played an important part in the development of Nigerian music, contributing such elements as the Goje, a one-stringed fiddle. There are two broad categories of traditional Hausa music: rural folk music and urban court music. They introduced the African pop culture genre that is still popular today.
The Kakaki, also known as "Waza" or "Malakat" is a three- to four-meter-long metal trumpet used in African Hausa. The instrument is also known as malakat or mäläkät (መለከት) in Ethiopia and Eritrea. [1] Kakaki is a long metal trumpet used in Hausa traditional ceremonial music. It could be anything from three metres in length.
Pages in category "Hausa musical instruments" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Algaita; G.
There are two broad categories of traditional Hausa music; rural folk music and urban court music developed in the Hausa Kingdoms before the Fulani War. Their folk music has played an important part in Nigerian music, contributing elements such as the goje, a one-stringed fiddle.
Hausa-language singers (11 P) Pages in category "Hausa music" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
[2] [3] It is used by the Hausa people to play traditional music. [2] The instrument has a wooden soundbox in the shape of an oval, covered with goatskin or duiker-skin and a neck that goes through both sides of the bowl. From the butt, the strings run across the bowl, and the loose ends are tied to tuning strings (which are wrapped around the ...
The people of the North are known for complex percussion instrument music, the one-stringed goje, and a strong praise song vocal tradition.Under Muslim influence since the 14th century, Hausa music uses free-rhythmic improvisation and the Pentatonic scale, similar to other Muslim Sahelian tribes throughout West Africa, such as the Bambara, Kanuri, Fulani and Songhai.
Gani Festival or Sallar Gani in Hausa Language, is an annual traditional festival celebrated by mainly four emirates in Northern Nigeria which include Borno emirate, Hadejia emirate, Daura Emirate, and Gumel emirate. [1] [2] This festival holds in the same way as Durbar festival of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.