News reaching us this afternoon indicates that veteran Nigerian musician Dan Maraya Jos is dead.
The renowned musician, whose career is closely associated with the traditional kuntigi instrument, reportedly dies on Saturday, June 20, 2015, after a brief illness.
Dan Maraya Jos, whose real name is Adamu Wayya, was born in 1946 and became widely known for his distinctive style of traditional music and his mastery of the kuntigi, a traditional one-stringed instrument.
The musician took the name Dan Maraya Jos, meaning “The Little Orphan of Jos,” following the loss of his parents at a young age.
He was said to have died in B’ukur, near Jos, Plateau State, at the age of 69.
His death represents a loss to Nigeria’s traditional music community, where he was one of the notable voices associated with Hausa folk music.
May his soul rest in peace.
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