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Mamman Shata Quotes

Alhaji (Dr) Mamman Shata (1923 – 18 June 1999) was a Nigerian Hausa singer, praise singer (griot), songwriter and oral historian. He was one of the greatest traditional musicians in Northern Nigeria, renowned for his philosophical songs, social commentary, and mastery of Hausa oral poetry.

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"Nothing, virtually nothing! This is because it is always business as usual, the usual drumming and singing stuff which I do every day."

"Nothing has ever intimidated me regarding singing; in fact, I scare people away instead."

"I did not inherit it from my father and therefore will not decide the future of my children."

"Some of them imitate my songs but I wouldn't say they are my boys unless they want to be referred to as such."

"They are musicians and I am also a musician; therefore we bear the same name."

"There is no gathering, no matter the calibre of audience, that intimidates me because there is no gathering I have not witnessed."

"I am not interested in having any of my children as a musician. I don't want that, but if anyone insists, I will have no option than to let him."

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Mamman Shata (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.