New Music: Ziriums – This is Me

Posted on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 at 8:37 PM

By Jibola L


Nazir Ahmed Hausawa, a.k.a Ziriums, is the first son of eleven children. Hausa-Fulani by tribe, he was born in the conservative state of Kano in northern Nigeria. Nazir grew up in a society whose elite leaders felt they could do anything they wanted in the name of religion, while everyday people didn’t have access to good schools, hospitals, roads, and security. People who spoke up were often imprisoned.

He feels that Rap/Hip-Hop culture is the only weapon left to express himself freely and communicate the situation in Nigeria to the world. Nazir raps in Hausa and Fulfulde and wants to set an example to youth today so that they can wake up and preach against violence and enlighten society.”

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    3 Comments on “New Music: Ziriums – This is Me”

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    • Anuola August 4, 2010 at 2:55 PM

      Interesting. Shame I can’t understand a language I love a lot.

      Bout’ time Hausa young ones start to confront the many perils that confront them in the name of culture.

    • Nazir Ahmed Hausawa (Ziriums) November 1, 2010 at 10:50 PM

      Thanks you for writing about me i apreciate it

    • Abdulrazak Bashir AK March 6, 2012 at 8:32 PM

      Ziriums, Da fatan ka gane ni, naga wakokin ka, sunyi kyau sosai, yaushe zaka dawo gida