Alhaji Kassu Zurmi, also known by his birth name and sometimes as Yanka Abubakar, was a gifted Northern Nigerian singer and musician. Kassu's interest as a young boy had always been to make music, and as a result, he did not complete his education. As the son of a renowned hunter, he would accompany his father hunting and learn the hunter's songs, which he would sing for hunters, at meetings, and even at festivals.It was from here that he rose to prominence.