Hausa dance - Nigeria #1

by Gloria Ssali

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Hausa dance - Nigeria #1

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Gloria Ssali

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Drawing - Drawing

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The Hausa people are concentrated mainly in northwestern Nigeria and in adjoining southern Niger. Hausa people are also found living in other countries of west Africa like Cameroon, Togo, Chad, Benin, Burkina Faso, and Ghana. Hausa is the most widely spoken language in west Africa. It is spoken by an estimated 22 million people. Another 17 million people speak Hausa as a second language. Hausa is written in Arabic characters, and about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic. Many Hausa can read and write Arabic. Many can also speak either French or English. According to tradition, Bayajidda, the mythical ancestor of the Hausa, migrated from Baghdad in the ninth or tenth century AD . After stopping at the kingdom of Bornu, he fled west and helped the king of Daura slay a dangerous snake. As a reward, he was given the Queen of Daura in marriage. Bayajidda's son, Bawo, founded the city of Biram. He had six sons who became the rulers of other Hausa city-states. Collectively, these are known as the Hausa bakwai (Hausa seven).
Hausa folklore includes tatsunya— stories that usually have a moral. They involve animals, young men and maidens, and heroes and villains. Many include proverbs and riddles. Rural folk music includes styles that accompany the young girls' asauwara dance and the bòòríí or Bori religion both well-known for their music.[3] The bòòríí cult features music, played by calabash, lute or fiddle.

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