HAUSAR BAKA Cast and Crew

HAUSAR BAKA was produced with the support of a grant from the US Department of Education, Richard Randell (Stanford, University) Principal Investigator. The video footage was shot in Kano and other parts of northern Nigeria during the summer of 1996. Editing and transcribing were done from late 1996 to early 1998 at the World of Languages Studio, Windsor, California, with final editing and production of the video masters being done in January 1998 at the East Bay Media Center, Berkeley, California. The personnel involved in production and editing were the following:

Randell, Schuh, and Bature in Daura

Conceptualization

Russell G. Schuh
Abdullahi Bature

Project Co-Directors

Richard Randell
Abdullahi Bature
Russell G. Schuh

In-Country Production Supervisor and Director

Abdullahi Bature

Director of Production and Postproduction

Richard Randell

Assistants to the Director

Bashir Nababa
Musa Mohammed Walter
Maryam Mansour Yola

Technical Assistants

Ahmed Ibrahim
Ibrahim Mohammed Sarari

Local Arrangements

Hajiya Binta Nababa

Special Assistance

Adamu Ibrahim Datti

Actors and Support Staff

Abdullahi Bature
Adamu Ibrahim Datti
Ahmed Ibrahim
Amiru Abdullahi Bature
Badamasi Garba
Bashir Nababa
Hafizu Dahiru Dorayi
Ibrahim Mohammed Sarari
Musa Mohammed Walter
Sani Adamu
Suhailu Abdullahi Bature
Suyudi Abdullahi Bature
Aisha Garba Magashi
Farida Usman Zahradeen
Hadiza Garba Magashi
Hafsat Abdullahi Bature
Hajara Garba Magashi
Hawwa Mohammed Bature
Jamila Garba Magashi
Jamila Usman Zahradeen
Maryam Mansour Yola
Salma Umar Usman

Incidental appearances

A'i Garba Magashi
Ado Mahauci
Halifa Garba Azare
Haruna Yahaya
Dan Dunawa
Dankaka Isa
Ibrahim Dorayi
Isma'ilu Dan Mai Dauje
Kamalu Bala
Laila Garba Magashi
Lami Bala
Lawan Dan Asabe
Maimuna Bana
Mu'azu Idi
Muhammad Audu
Muhammad Direba
Muhammad Gyartai
Muhammad Kwandasta
Muhammad Mai Lemo
Muhammad Mai Saran Itace
Muhammad Mai Tasi
Sarah Habrim
Talatuwa Ado
Tanimu Abdulkadir
Uba Alhassan
Umma Amadu
Ya'u Abdullahi
Zakari Ya'u Shu'aibu
Members of the Sani Abacha Youth Centre Culture Troup
Animal trainers of Dorayi
Wrestlers at Filin Kokawa, Kano
Boxers at Filin Mil Tara, Kano

Produced by World of Languages, Incorporated, Windsor California in cooperation with Bayero University Kano, Nigeria under the auspices of the Hausa State Historical and Cultural Bureau.

Postproduction technical assistance provided by East Bay Media Center, Berkeley, California.

Funding provided by the United States Department of Education.