Koulba Baba

Koulba Baba (* 1899 in Sébéri ; † 1975 in Niamey ; actually Moumouni Sékou ) was a Nigerian narrator from the Djesseré profession .

Life

Koulba Baba belonged to the Zarma ethnic group . He was descended from Djesseré on both his mother's and father's side. He began his training as a narrator with a paternal uncle and put them in the Ivory Coast and Mali , where he his compatriot as Tinguizi a student of the renowned griot was Bansouma Cissoko.

Koulba Baba is one of the great Djesseré masters alongside Djéliba Badjé , Badjé Bannya , Nouhou Malio , Djado Sékou and Tinguizi. There are sound recordings of his lectures made by Radio Niger and the Research Institute for Human Sciences (IRSH) in Niamey. His best known epics , told in the Zarma language , include Mayyahi , Djikan Djibrilla , Sambo Soga Lobo Soga and Soumangourou Kanté .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Hamadou Seini: Zarma-Songhoï Verbal Artistry and Expression: From the Epic to the Francophone Novel, with a Focus on Intertextual Dialogue Across the Genres . Dissertation. University of Colorado, Boulder 2013, pp. 31 and 41 ( scholar.colorado.edu [PDF; accessed April 5, 2020]).
^ ^A ^b Sandra Bornand: Le discours du griot généalogiste chez les Zarma du Niger . Karthala, Paris 2005, ISBN 2-84586-625-9 , pp. 222-223 .
↑ Ousmane Mahamane Tandina: épopée L' . In: Marie-Clotilde Jacquey (ed.): Littérature nigérienne (= Notre librairie . No. 107 ). CLEF, Paris 1991, p. 60 .

personal data
SURNAME	Baba, Koulba
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sékou, Moumouni (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Nigerien narrator
DATE OF BIRTH	1899
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sébéri
DATE OF DEATH	1975
Place of death	Niamey

[Seini_31_41-1] Hamadou Seini: Zarma-Songhoï Verbal Artistry and Expression: From the Epic to the Francophone Novel, with a Focus on Intertextual Dialogue Across the Genres . Dissertation. University of Colorado, Boulder 2013, pp. 31 and 41 ( scholar.colorado.edu [PDF; accessed April 5, 2020]).

[Bornand_222_223-2] A ^b Sandra Bornand: Le discours du griot généalogiste chez les Zarma du Niger . Karthala, Paris 2005, ISBN 2-84586-625-9 , pp. 222-223 .

[3] Ousmane Mahamane Tandina: épopée L' . In: Marie-Clotilde Jacquey (ed.): Littérature nigérienne (= Notre librairie . No. 107 ). CLEF, Paris 1991, p. 60 .