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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Niger%2C_Toubou_people_at_Koul%C3%A9l%C3%A9_%2818%29.jpg/390px-Niger%2C_Toubou_people_at_Koul%C3%A9l%C3%A9_%2818%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Niger%2C_Toubou_people_at_Koul%C3%A9l%C3%A9_%2818%29.jpg/520px-Niger%2C_Toubou_people_at_Koul%C3%A9l%C3%A9_%2818%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Toubou_people" title="Toubou people">Toubou</a> musicians at a formal ceremony</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>music of <a href="/wiki/Niger" title="Niger">Niger</a></b> has developed from the musical traditions of a mix of <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_group" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic group">ethnic groups</a>; <a href="/wiki/Hausa_people" title="Hausa people">Hausa</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Zarma_people" title="Zarma people">Zarma</a>-<a href="/wiki/Songhai_proper" class="mw-redirect" title="Songhai proper">Songhai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tuareg_people" title="Tuareg people">Tuareg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fula_people" title="Fula people">Fula</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kanuri_people" title="Kanuri people">Kanuri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toubou_people" title="Toubou people">Toubou</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diffa_Arabs" title="Diffa Arabs">Diffa Arabs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gurma_people" title="Gurma people">Gurma</a> and the Boudouma from Lac Chad. </p><p>Most traditions existed quite independently in <a href="/wiki/French_West_Africa" title="French West Africa">French West Africa</a> but have begun to form a mixture of styles since the 1960s. While Niger's popular music has had little international attention (in comparison with the music of neighbors <a href="/wiki/Music_of_Mali" title="Music of Mali">Mali</a> or <a href="/wiki/Music_of_Nigeria" title="Music of Nigeria">Nigeria</a>), traditional and new musical styles have flourished since the end of the 1980s. </p><p>The Hausa, who make up over half of the country's population, use the duma for percussion and the molo (a lute) in their Griot traditions, along with the Ganga, <a href="/wiki/Algaita" title="Algaita">alghaïta</a> (<a href="/wiki/Shawm" title="Shawm">shawm</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Kakaki" title="Kakaki">kakaki</a> (<a href="/wiki/Trumpet" title="Trumpet">trumpet</a>) for martial, state, and ceremonial occasions. These uses are typified by the ceremonial usage of large trumpets to mark the authority of the <a href="/wiki/Sultanate_of_Damagaram" title="Sultanate of Damagaram">Sultanate of Damagaram</a> in the southeast <a href="/wiki/Zinder" title="Zinder">Zinder</a> area <i>(see <a href="/wiki/Hausa_music" title="Hausa music">Hausa music</a>)</i>. </p><p>Over 20% of Niger's population are Zarma people, while the Tuareg and Fulani both number around a million in the early 21st century, somewhat less than 10% each. The Kanuri are just over 4% while the Toubou, Diffa and Gurma are all small populations of less than a half percent each.<sup id="cite_ref-UN_Demographic_Yearbooks_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UN_Demographic_Yearbooks-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Zarma inhabit the region around the capital, <a href="/wiki/Niamey" title="Niamey">Niamey</a>. They play, generally solo, a variety of <a href="/wiki/Lute" title="Lute">lutes</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Xalam" title="Xalam">xalam</a></i> or <i>molo</i>), <a href="/wiki/Flute" title="Flute">flutes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fiddle" title="Fiddle">fiddles</a> and, like the Fula, carry on the <a href="/wiki/Griot" title="Griot">griot</a> tradition of caste-based praise singers and musicians. Songhai traditional music was the topic of extensive study in the late colonial and early independence period.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Tuareg of the north are known for romantic, informal sung/spoken love poetry performed by both men and women, with voices accompanied by clapping, tinde <a href="/wiki/Drum" title="Drum">drums</a> (in women's songs) and a one-stringed <a href="/wiki/Viol" title="Viol">viol</a> (in men's songs) <i>(see <a href="/wiki/Tuareg_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Tuareg music">Tuareg music</a>)</i>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Fula_people" title="Fula people">Fula</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wodaabe" title="Wodaabe">Wodaabe</a>, a nomadic desert subgroup of Fula, practise group singing accompanied by clapping, stamping and bells. The Wodaabe <a href="/wiki/Gerewol" class="mw-redirect" title="Gerewol">Gerewol</a> festival is one example of this repeating, hypnotic and percussive <a href="/wiki/Choral" class="mw-redirect" title="Choral">choral</a> tradition. The Beriberi too are known for complex <a href="/wiki/Polyphony" title="Polyphony">polyphony</a> singing. To get an overall understanding of traditional music and instruments in Niger visit the traditional instrument museum at the CFPM Taya in Niamey. An amazing collection of drums, string instruments and flutes from all tribes in Niger. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Modern_Nigerien_music">Modern Nigerien music</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Music_of_Niger&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Modern Nigerien music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Moussa_ag_Keyna.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Moussa_ag_Keyna.JPG/220px-Moussa_ag_Keyna.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Moussa_ag_Keyna.JPG/330px-Moussa_ag_Keyna.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Moussa_ag_Keyna.JPG/440px-Moussa_ag_Keyna.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1334" data-file-height="2005" /></a><figcaption>Nigerien Tuareg musician Moussa ag Keyna performing in 2007.</figcaption></figure> <p>Music for the purpose of entertainment has not been readily accepted by the Nigerien government, though restrictions have loosened since the death of <a href="/wiki/Seyni_Kountch%C3%A9" title="Seyni Kountché">Seyni Kountché</a> in 1987. A competitive <a href="/wiki/Music_festival" title="Music festival">music festival</a> called the <i>Prix Dan Gourmou</i> helped inspire a musical renaissance in the country, led by people like <a href="/w/index.php?title=Alassane_Dante&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alassane Dante (page does not exist)">Alassane Dante</a>. The <i>Centre for Musical Training and Promotion</i> was founded in 1990, furthering this process, using a grant from the <a href="/wiki/European_Development_Fund" title="European Development Fund">European Development Fund</a>. Musicians formed bands to seek fame both domestically and internationally, with the most successful being the group Takeda, formed by <a href="/wiki/Reggae" title="Reggae">Reggae</a> singer <a href="/w/index.php?title=Adams_Junior&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Adams Junior (page does not exist)">Adams Junior</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sa%C3%A2dou_Bori&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saâdou Bori (page does not exist)">Saâdou Bori</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fati_Mariko" title="Fati Mariko">Fati Mariko</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mamoudou_Abdousalam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mamoudou Abdousalam (page does not exist)">Mamoudou Abdousalam</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sani_Aboussa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sani Aboussa (page does not exist)">Sani Aboussa</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Sofakol%C3%A9&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Sofakolé (page does not exist)">John Sofakolé</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Moussa_Poussy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Moussa Poussy (page does not exist)">Moussa Poussy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yacouba_Moumouni" title="Yacouba Moumouni">Yacouba Moumouni</a>. </p><p>In the mid-1990s, internationally renowned record producer <a href="/wiki/Ibrahima_Sylla" title="Ibrahima Sylla">Ibrahima Sylla</a> traveled to Niamey and ended up signing Poussy and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Saadou_Bori&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saadou Bori (page does not exist)">Saadou Bori</a>. He has since also helped release records from Adam's Junior and from <a href="/wiki/Mamar_Kassey" title="Mamar Kassey">Mamar Kassey</a>, perhaps the best-known Nigerien group outside the country, who combine traditional Songhai styles and modern jazz. </p><p>The band <a href="/wiki/Etran_Finatawa" title="Etran Finatawa">Etran Finatawa</a> ("the stars of tradition"), consisting of <a href="/wiki/Tuareg_people" title="Tuareg people">Tuareg</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wodaabe" title="Wodaabe">Wodaabe</a> members, formed in 2004 at the <a href="/wiki/Festival_in_the_Desert" class="mw-redirect" title="Festival in the Desert">Festival in the Desert</a>. Between 2004 and 2015 Etran Finatawa toured the globe with performances in over 45 countries. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Since 2008 Tal National has been the most popular modern band in Niger. They are based in Niamey. Their 2008 album A-Na Waya reached the top of the charts in Niger and earned the band numerous awards. In 2013 they signed a worldwide record deal with <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fat-cat.co.uk">Fat Cat Records</a> <sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for the album "Kaani". </p><p>Another popular band, <a href="/wiki/Groupe_Sogha" class="mw-redirect" title="Groupe Sogha">Groupe Sogha</a>, created in 2004, has been a popular neo-traditional musical group that combines traditional and modern instruments in its music composed of ten members, five instrumentalists, three singers, and two dancers. The group was Niger's music ambassador for the fifth <a href="/wiki/2005_Jeux_de_la_Francophonie" title="2005 Jeux de la Francophonie">Francophone Games</a> in Niamey. Sogha has two albums to its credit recorded under the artistic direction of the maestro Boncana Maiga.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id=""Tuareg_Blues""><span id=".22Tuareg_Blues.22"></span>"Tuareg Blues"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Music_of_Niger&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: "Tuareg Blues""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Desert_blues" title="Desert blues">Desert blues</a></div> <p><i>Tuareg Blues</i> is perhaps the most internationally known of Tuareg musical styles. Growing out of the refugee camps to the <a href="/wiki/First_Tuareg_Rebellion" class="mw-redirect" title="First Tuareg Rebellion">1990s Tuareg insurgencies</a>, Tuareg Blues have been exported to Europe, most notably by the Malian band <a href="/wiki/Tinariwen" title="Tinariwen">Tinariwen</a>. Niger born Tuareg Blues artists include <a href="/wiki/Les_Filles_de_Illighadad" title="Les Filles de Illighadad">Les Filles de Illighadad</a>, the pioneering guitarist <a href="/wiki/Abdallah_Oumbadougou" title="Abdallah Oumbadougou">Abdallah ag Oumbadougou</a> from <a href="/wiki/Agadez" title="Agadez">Agadez</a> and his band <a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takrist_n%27Akal" class="extiw" title="fr:Takrist n'Akal">Takrist n'Akal</a>, Hasso Akotey and Tidawt from Agadez, <a href="/wiki/Group_Bombino" class="mw-redirect" title="Group Bombino">Group Bombino</a> also from Agadez, Moussa ag Keyna's group <a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toumast" class="extiw" title="fr:Toumast">Toumast</a>, Alhousseini Anivolla from Agadez, <a href="/wiki/Mdou_Moctar" title="Mdou Moctar">Mdou Moctar</a>, and the performer <a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouma_Bob" class="extiw" title="fr:Mouma Bob">Mouma Bob</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rap_Nigerien">Rap Nigerien</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Music_of_Niger&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Rap Nigerien"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Nigerien_hip_hop" title="Nigerien hip hop">Nigerien hip hop</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hip_hop_black_daps_niamey_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Hip_hop_black_daps_niamey_2009.jpg/220px-Hip_hop_black_daps_niamey_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="119" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Hip_hop_black_daps_niamey_2009.jpg/330px-Hip_hop_black_daps_niamey_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Hip_hop_black_daps_niamey_2009.jpg/440px-Hip_hop_black_daps_niamey_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="448" data-file-height="242" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Black_Daps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Black Daps (page does not exist)">Black Daps</a> perform in <a href="/wiki/Niamey" title="Niamey">Niamey</a>, January 2009.</figcaption></figure> <p><i>Rap Nigerien</i>, a mélange of different languages spoken in <a href="/wiki/Niger" title="Niger">Niger</a>, appeared at the end of the 1990s. The music is relaxed and mellow, mixed with the sounds of traditional musical styles from the many ethnicities in the country. It grew into an interesting sociologic phenomenon, expanding what was expected of domestic popular entertainment. The young and disaffected have used <i>Rap Nigerien</i> to give voice to popular complaints - forced marriages, child labor, corruption, poverty, and other problems. </p><p>Rap Nigerien also spontaneously appeared in <a href="/wiki/UNICEF" title="UNICEF">UNICEF</a> grassroots cultural programs, one of the few outlets for large-scale performance in the country. In August 2004, UNICEF opened the competition "Scene Ouverte Rap", where 45 new groups were selected from among over 300 entrants. The competition performances took place at the <i>Centre Culturel Franco – Nigerien</i> between the 5th and 14 August. </p><p>A large number of <i>Rap Nigerien</i> acts grew out of this scene and remain active, with the best-known being <a href="/w/index.php?title=Awn_(rapper)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Awn (rapper) (page does not exist)">Awn</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tchakey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tchakey (page does not exist)">Tchakey</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaidan_Gaskya&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kaidan Gaskya (page does not exist)">Kaidan Gaskya</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Wass_Wong&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wass Wong (page does not exist)">Wass Wong</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Djoro_G&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Djoro G (page does not exist)">Djoro G</a>. Newer groups, such as <a href="/w/index.php?title=Haskey_Klan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Haskey Klan (page does not exist)">Haskey Klan</a>, Kamikaz, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rass_Idris&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rass Idris (page does not exist)">Rass Idris</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Metaphor_(musician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Metaphor (musician) (page does not exist)">Metaphor</a>, have since appeared. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Music_of_Niger&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-UN_Demographic_Yearbooks-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-UN_Demographic_Yearbooks_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm#2001">"UN Demographic Yearbooks"</a>. <i>un.org</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 April</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=un.org&rft.atitle=UN+Demographic+Yearbooks&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Funstats.un.org%2Funsd%2Fdemographic%2Fproducts%2Fdyb%2Fdyb2.htm%232001&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMusic+of+Niger" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">See the works of <a href="/wiki/Jean_Rouch" title="Jean Rouch">Jean Rouch</a>, as well as Bernard Surugue. Contribution a l'etude de la musique sacree zarma songhay (Republique du Niger). <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nigerien_Studies_(series)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nigerien Studies (series) (page does not exist)">Etudes nigeriennes</a>; no 30. Niamey, Centre nigerien de recherches en sciences humaines, 1972.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nigerdiaspora.info/index.php/soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9/soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9/le-reggae-nig%C3%A9rien-perd-un-de-ses-meilleurs-musiciens/">Le reggae nigérien perd un de ses meilleurs musiciens</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged December 2017">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup>. M. S. Abandé Moctar. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Le_Sahel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Le Sahel (page does not exist)">Le Sahel</a> (Niamey). 2 April 2009</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fofomag.com/Index.asp?affiche=News_Display.asp&articleid=1242&rub=International">Disparition de Adams Junior</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033255/http://fofomag.com/Index.asp?affiche=News_Display.asp&articleid=1242&rub=International">Archived</a> 2016-03-04 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. Fofo Magazine. 30 March 2009.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDOMH" class="citation web cs1">DOMH. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180414233854/https://www.fat-cat.co.uk/site/news/tal-national-sign-to-fatcat">"FatCat Records"</a>. <i>FatCat Records</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fat-cat.co.uk/site/news/tal-national-sign-to-fatcat">the original</a> on 2018-04-14<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 April</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=FatCat+Records&rft.atitle=FatCat+Records&rft.au=DOMH&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fat-cat.co.uk%2Fsite%2Fnews%2Ftal-national-sign-to-fatcat&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMusic+of+Niger" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tauraro.info/le-groupe-sogha-niger-une-fierte-nigerienne-africaine-et-internationale"><i>Le Groupe Sogha Niger; Une fierté Nigérienne, Africaine et Internationale</i></a>, tauraro.info, 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">, retrieved <span class="nowrap">2021-02-25</span></span></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Le+Groupe+Sogha+Niger%3B+Une+fiert%C3%A9+Nig%C3%A9rienne%2C+Africaine+et+Internationale&rft.pub=tauraro.info&rft.date=2020&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tauraro.info%2Fle-groupe-sogha-niger-une-fierte-nigerienne-africaine-et-internationale&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMusic+of+Niger" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">See the French language Wikipedia article <a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_touareg" class="extiw" title="fr:Blues touareg">fr:Blues touareg</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <ul><li>Bensignor, François. "Sounds of the Sahel". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), <i>World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East</i>, pp 585–587. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85828-636-0" title="Special:BookSources/1-85828-636-0">1-85828-636-0</a></li> <li>Samuel Decalo. Historical Dictionary of Niger. Scarecrow Press, London and New Jersey (1979). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8108-1229-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-8108-1229-0">0-8108-1229-0</a></li> <li>Jolijn Geels. Niger. Bradt London and Globe Pequot New York (2006). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-84162-152-8" title="Special:BookSources/1-84162-152-8">1-84162-152-8</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Music_of_Niger&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nyzik.com/index.php?lang=english">NyZik</a>, provides a free playlist-based service of the music of Niger</li> <li><span class="languageicon">(in French)</span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ville-ge.ch/meg/musinfo_ph.php?what=pays=Niger&debut=0&bool=AND">Audio clips: Traditional music of Niger.</a> <a href="/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_d%27ethnographie_de_Gen%C3%A8ve" title="Musée d'ethnographie de Genève">Musée d'ethnographie de Genève</a>. Accessed November 25, 2010.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080212114653/http://www.studio-lasource.com/">studio la source</a>: a Niamey-based Rap Nigerien label.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.FofoMag.com/">FofoMag, a Nigerien entertainment magazine, with news and profiles on Rap Nigerien</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080114054441/http://www.nigerime.com/">nigerime</a>: Niger Hip hop portal.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/hzbd/">BBC: Mamar Kassey Alatoumi</a>. Reviewed by Peter Marsh. 20 November 2002.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080406145743/http://www.afropop.org/explore/album_review/ID/1746/Alatoumi">Afropop Worldwide: Mamar Kassey Alatoumi</a>. Reviewed by <a href="/wiki/Banning_Eyre" title="Banning Eyre">Banning Eyre</a>, 2001.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.etranfinatawa.com">EtranFinatawa.com</a>: the Touareg/Wodaabe fusion band's website.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.musicvideos.the-real-africa.com/niger/">Niger Popular music links, the-real-africa.com</a>. Includes links to videos by group and the official websites of the most successful Nigerien popular music groups].</li></ul> <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://afropop.org/articles/osas-its-time">http://afropop.org/articles/osas-its-time</a> </p> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output 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title="Music of Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Ivory_Coast" title="Music of Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Kenya" title="Music of Kenya">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Lesotho" title="Music of Lesotho">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Liberia" title="Music of Liberia">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Libya" title="Music of Libya">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Madagascar" title="Music of Madagascar">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Malawi" title="Music of Malawi">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Mali" title="Music of Mali">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Mauritania" title="Music of Mauritania">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Mauritius" title="Music of Mauritius">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Morocco" title="Music of Morocco">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Mozambique" title="Music of 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