The popular Hausa folk musician, popularly known as Dan Maraya Jos, is dead. He was 70. He died yesterday in Jos, Plateau State, in a private hospital.
He was born in 1946 and christened Adamu Wayya but was known worldwide as ‘Dan Maraya Jos’. A name that meant ‘the orphan of Jos’, due to the fact that he lost his parents at a tender age.
His father was said to have died shortly after he was born. His mother also died while he was still a baby.
He fell ill before the 2015 general elections. His last public performance was at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) fund-raising dinner.
As an artist who created a major brand for himself, he will be greatly missed not only by his biological family but also a network of other communities whose lives have been touched by his performances.
May his soul rest in peace.
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