Mamane Barka
About the artist
Malam Maman Barka (Tesker, Niger, 1959 – 21 November 2018) was a Nigerien musician, and one of the world's most prominent players of the biram, a five-stringed harp-like instrument used by the Boudouma, a fishing community on Lake Chad, for traditional songs. Malam Mamane Barka was born in 1959 in Tesker, Niger. He was a member of the nomadic people of Toubou. As a player of the ngurumi, a two-string plucked instrument, he gained popularity in his homeland and neighboring Nigeria.
Top songs
- Mashi
- Malloumi
- Alhadj
- Bulanga
- Doro Lelewa
- Kiota
- Tchidim
- Buni
- Wo Kuru
- Pitti Kori
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- Banané
- Banane
- Mashi (surround sound)
- Alhaji
- Maloumi
- Alhadji
- Tchidim - Womad 08
- Banane - Womad 08
- Unknown Title
- Alhaji - Womad 08
- Banané / warmup
- Sofa
- Doro - Womad 08
- Kiauta
- Dj iZem Show 09 05 - Xxyyxx, Curumin, Jahtari Riddim Force, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
- Doro lelewo
- Wo_Kuru
- Kawa
- Banan?
- Gourmi Story
- Iyani Mai Towo
- Feronguila
- Massagui
- Awa Sakehali
- Zaman Duniya
- Begue Tunani
- Arri Na Bin Tou
- Amairam
- Enfant D'Afrique
- Aboukan Banza
- Koudou Koudoukou
- Guidan Haya
- Souliya
- Fai-Fai
- Mai Makkalama
- Barira
- Solidarite
- Dounya/Hommage
- Tchidm
- Bananй
- Alhadi
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