Dan Maraya

Ɗanmaraya Jos was a Nigerian Hausa griot known for playing the kuntigi. 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, an Officer of the Order of the Niger and a recipient of the Nigerian Federal Republic Medal, 1st class. He was conferred with an honorary doctorate degree by the University of Jos. A recording artist, by 1986 he had recorded at least 150 LPs and singles and composed 500 songs. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Maraya) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)