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The Hausa are one of the largest ethnic groups in Nigeria, Niger, Ghana, Sudan, Cameroon and in many other West and Central African countries. Their folk music has played an important part in the development of Nigerian music, contributing such elements as the Goje, a one-stringed fiddle.
He also collaborated with Umar M Shareef and produced a song called Mama, his latest single is the song Kano produced in 2018. Ali Jita's song called Love was chosen the second best Hausa music of the year 2018 by BBC Hausa. [7] [8] Ali Jita uses Ingausa musical style, a combination of Hausa and English. He use the style to write and sing the song.
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.
Dan Maraya chose the griot profession when he was seven-years old, having been told that his decreased father was a royal drummer. [4] By the end of his life he had toured internationally, performing in the United States, the Netherlands, Germany, Cuba, Trinidad, Jamaica, Guyana, Venezuela, Brazil, and Ethiopia. [4]
Alhaji Abubakar Ladan's interest in poetry had been sparked by the songs of his fellow countrymen, Sa'adu Zungur and Mu'azu Hadeja, and the Sudanese Arab singer, Abdel Karim al Kabli. [2] Around 1970, Abubakar Ladan recorded a sung rendition of Mu'azu Hadeja's famous poem Tutocin Shaihu da Waninsu ("The Banners of the Sheikh and others").
The Hausa language does not distinguish between song and poetry as both are called waka. Mamman Shata's poems are set to music and accompanied by instruments usually provided by his bandmates. The kalangu (talking drum) is an essential part of Shata's band. Four or more drummers are usually involved in his performances of whom at least two play ...
The music of Niger has developed from the musical traditions of a mix of ethnic groups; Hausa, the Zarma-Songhai, Tuareg, Fula, Kanuri, Toubou, Diffa Arabs and Gurma and the Boudouma from Lac Chad. Most traditions existed quite independently in French West Africa but have begun to form a mixture of styles since the 1960s.
Gwanja specializes in his songs for women, he is invited to festivals where he sings his songs. [6] He has named former Hausa singer Aminu Mai Dawayya as his mentor. Some of Gwanja's most popular songs are Kujerar Tsakar Gida, Mamar-Mamar, Ɗakin Baƙuwa, Asha Rawa-rawa, Kilu ta Ja Bau, Kidan Mata, Warr, [7] Chass, [8] Luwai, etc. [9]