Dan maraya jos biography of william

Hausa Musical artist

Musical artist

Ɗan Maraya Jospronunciation^ⓘ (also known as Adamu Ɗan Maraya Jospronunciation^ⓘ; born Adamu Wayyapronunciation^ⓘ in 1946 – 20 June 2015)^[1] was a Nigerian Hausagriot known for playing the kontigi.^[3] 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.^[3]

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.^[4][2] A recording artist, by 1986 he had recorded at least 150 LPs and singles and composed 500 songs.^[4]

Life

Dan Maraya Jos, whose name means "The Orphan of Jos", was born in 1946 in Bukuru, near Jos in Plateau State, Nigeria.^[3] His birth name is Adamu Wayya, but his father died shortly after his birth and his mother died while he was still an infant