Foday Musa Suso (b. Sarre Hamadi Village, Wuli District, in the Upper River Division of eastern Gambia) is a musician and composer from the West African nation of Gambia. He is a member of the Mandinka ethnic group, and is a jali. His primary instrument is the kora, but he also plays the gravikord and several other instruments. Suso emigrated to Chicago in the 1970s, being one of the first jalis to relocate to North America. He has performed with Philip Glass and the Kronos Quartet.

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  • Foday Musa Suso (b. Sarre Hamadi Village, Wuli District, in the Upper River Division of eastern Gambia) is a musician and composer from the West African nation of Gambia. He is a member of the Mandinka ethnic group, and is a jali. His primary instrument is the kora, but he also plays the gravikord and several other instruments. Suso emigrated to Chicago in the 1970s, being one of the first jalis to relocate to North America. He has performed with Philip Glass and the Kronos Quartet. He was also a co-founder of the fusion jazz band The Mandingo Griot Society. His electrified kora can also be heard on several tracks on Herbie Hancock's 1984 fusion jazz album Sound-System. The following year, Suso and Hancock came out with another album, Village Life, that consists entirely of duets between them, Hancock on synthesizer and Suso on kora, talking drums, and vocals.
  • Foday Musa Suso (* 1950 in Sare Hamadi einem kleinen Dorf im Distrikt Wulli in der Upper River Division) ist ein Musiker und Komponist aus dem westafrikanischen Staat Gambia. Er gehört der Ethnie Mandinka an und ist ein Griot (andere Schreibweise Jali). Sein bevorzugtes Musikinstrument ist die Kora, er spielt aber auch Gravikord und verschiedene andere Instrumente. Suso emigrierte in den 1970er Jahren nach Chicago. Er trat zusammen mit Philip Glass, Herbie Hancock und dem Kronos Quartet auf. Auch war er Mitbegründer der Fusion Jazz-Band The Mandingo Griot Society.
  • Foday Musa Suso (né en 1950 à Sare Hamadi, Gambie) est un musicien et compositeur. Il est un griot, originaire de l'ethnie Mandinka. Son instrument de prédilection est la kora, mais il joue également sur gravikord et d'autres instruments. Suso émigre à Chicago dans les années 1970. Il composera et jouera avec Herbie Hancock, Philip Glass et le Kronos Quartet. Il est également co-fondateur du groupe de jazz fusion The Mandingo Griot Society.
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  • Foday Musa Suso (b. Sarre Hamadi Village, Wuli District, in the Upper River Division of eastern Gambia) is a musician and composer from the West African nation of Gambia. He is a member of the Mandinka ethnic group, and is a jali. His primary instrument is the kora, but he also plays the gravikord and several other instruments. Suso emigrated to Chicago in the 1970s, being one of the first jalis to relocate to North America. He has performed with Philip Glass and the Kronos Quartet.
  • Foday Musa Suso (* 1950 in Sare Hamadi einem kleinen Dorf im Distrikt Wulli in der Upper River Division) ist ein Musiker und Komponist aus dem westafrikanischen Staat Gambia. Er gehört der Ethnie Mandinka an und ist ein Griot (andere Schreibweise Jali). Sein bevorzugtes Musikinstrument ist die Kora, er spielt aber auch Gravikord und verschiedene andere Instrumente. Suso emigrierte in den 1970er Jahren nach Chicago. Er trat zusammen mit Philip Glass, Herbie Hancock und dem Kronos Quartet auf.
  • Foday Musa Suso (né en 1950 à Sare Hamadi, Gambie) est un musicien et compositeur. Il est un griot, originaire de l'ethnie Mandinka. Son instrument de prédilection est la kora, mais il joue également sur gravikord et d'autres instruments. Suso émigre à Chicago dans les années 1970. Il composera et jouera avec Herbie Hancock, Philip Glass et le Kronos Quartet. Il est également co-fondateur du groupe de jazz fusion The Mandingo Griot Society.
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  • Foday Musa Suso
  • Foday Musa Suso
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