Jeremiah Gyang
Jeremiah Gyang | |
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| Born | 13 October 1981 (age 42) Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria |
Jeremiah Pam Gyang (born 13 October 1981) is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and record producer.[1][2] Many regard him as a Wunderkind playing both the piano and guitar before the age of ten.[3][4] He is often credited as being responsible for bringing contemporary Hausa music to the mainstream of the Nigerian industry in 2004 with the popular hit ‘Na Ba Ka’ (I give you).[5][6]
Music career[edit]
Jeremiah worked in the Sheraton Hotels and Towers in Abuja for three years as a keyboardist, percussionist and vocalist. He left thereafter to join Quest Media Studios in 2002, where he worked for two years as a songwriter and producer.[7][8]
Discography[edit]
| Title | Album details |
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| NA BA KA |
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| The Christmas Singles |
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| The Love ALbum |
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Early life[edit]
Jeremiah was born in Jos, Plateau State. His father late Rev. Luke Dung Gyang was a reverend and well known musician in Jos in the 1970s and 1980.[9][2]
Jeremiah attended Boys secondary school, Gindiri from 1992 and was in yellow house. He was always seen with his guitar and performed special numbers on Sundays during service. He left B.S.S after his JSS 1.
Personal life[edit]
On 28 August 2010, Jeremiah married his longtime love Ladi Otache in Jos.[10] Jeremiah and Ladi live together and have two daughters.[11]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jeremiah Gyang « tooXclusive". 16 July 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ a b Abubakar, Nasiru L. (12 July 2008). "Nigeria: Where Has Jeremiah Gyang Been?". Retrieved 1 December 2017 – via AllAfrica.
- ^ "Jeremiah Gyang (Biography) – Soundit". www.soundit.com.ng. Retrieved 1 December 2017. Archived 19 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Music spotlight: Jeremiah Gyang – ContraCulture E-magazine". contraculturemag.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017. Archived 2 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "- Artist Directory – TeamRock". TeamRock. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "#ThrowBack: Jeremiah Gyang – "Na Ba Ka!" « tooXclusive". 27 August 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Jeremiah Gyang | Museke". Archived from the original on 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
- ^ "♫ NA BA KA ! – Jeremiah Gyang. Listen @cdbaby". Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ Odumade, Omotolani (13 October 2016). "Celebrity Birthdays: Ikechukwu, Jeremiah Gyang, D Tunes are a year older today". Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "BN Celebrity Weddings: Jeremiah Gyang weds his longtime love Ladi Otache – BellaNaija". www.bellanaija.com. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ Egbo, Vwovwe (11 February 2016). "Jeremiah Gyang: Gospel singer shares adorable photo with kids". Retrieved 1 December 2017.