Oral Performance In Contemporary Nigerian Society A Study Of Two Hausa Praise Singers In Gusau

This research focuses on a category of folklore; praise songs, and would be more focused on Hausa praise singers. There are two major types of praise singers in Hausa land; court singers, those who sing for a particular patron and freelance singers, those that sing for whoever pleases them. This dissertation analyses the two types of Hausa praise singers, one of each type. In this work, the two praise singers whose songs are analysed are from Gusau and they include Bala Tambaya Jankidi, the court singer for the Emir of Gusau and Hussani Sahabi, a freelance singer, who praises anybody that he wishes.

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