About Malam Maman Barka
Lived 1959 – 2018 (aged 58–59). Malam Maman Barka was a Nigerien musician.
Malam Mamane Barka (1958/1959 – 21 November 2018) was a Nigerien musician, and one of the world's most prominent players of the biram African harp. He died on 21 November 2018, aged 59.
Biography Malam Mamane Barka was born in 1958 or 1959 in Tesker, a town in the east of the then autonomous republic of Niger. He came from 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. In 2002 he decided to devote himself to the study of Biram. It is a five-stringed instrument used by the Boudouma people, a fishing community on Lake Chad, for traditional songs.
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Who was Malam Maman Barka?
Nigerien musician
When was Malam Maman Barka born?
Malam Maman Barka was born in 1959 in Tesker.
When did Malam Maman Barka die?
Malam Maman Barka died on 21 November 2018 in Niamey.
What was Malam Maman Barka's occupation?
Malam Maman Barka was a musician.
What nationality was Malam Maman Barka?
Malam Maman Barka was Nigerien.
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