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Foday Musa Suso
voc, hrp, kal, *1950 US, Upper River Division
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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.
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Early Warning on Village Life by Herbie Hancock Moon / Light on Village Life by Herbie Hancock Ndan Ndan Nyaria on Village Life by Herbie Hancock Kanatente on Village Life by Herbie Hancock Kelefaba (Tomoraba Tuning) / "Kuruntu Kelefa" (Tomoraba Tuning) - (medley) on Kora Music from the Gambia by Foday Musa Suso Sunjata (Sauta Tuning) on Kora Music from the Gambia by Foday Musa Suso Jula Jekere (Hardino Tuning) on Kora Music from the Gambia by Foday Musa Suso Natural Dancer on Mandingo - Watto Sitta by Foday Musa Suso Timpoli on Timpoli by Foday Musa Suso Sefou Juwara on Timpoli by Foday Musa SusoTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Music Of Philip Glass And Foday Musa Suso | Philip Glass And Foday Musa Suso | 2011 | Album |
| The Two Worlds | Foday Musa Suso | 2006 | Album |
| Music From The Hearts Of The Masters | Jack DeJohnette & Foday Musa Suso | 2005 | Album |
| Jali Kunda: Griots Of West Africa & Beyond | Foday Musa Suso | 1996 | Album |
| Music From The Screens | Philip Glass And Foday Musa Suso | 1992 | Album |
| Point Music | Uakti / Philip Glass & Foday Musa Suso / John Moran | 1992 | Compil. |
| The Dreamtime | Foday Musa Suso | 1990 | Album |
| Jazz Africa | Herbie Hancock, Foday Musa Suso | 1990 | Album |
| Julu Kemu | Foday Musa Suso | 1989 | Album |
| Jazz Africa | Herbie Hancock, Foday Musa Suso, Aiyb Dieng, Armando Peraza, Adam Rudolph, Joe Thomas, Hamid Drake, Abdul Hakeem | 1987 | Album |
| Jazz Africa | Herbie Hancock, Foday Musa Suso, Aiyb Dieng, Armando Peraza, Adam Rudolph, Joe Thomas, Hamid Drake, Abdul Hakeem | 1987 | Album |
| Mansa Bendung, Welcome The King | Foday Musa Suso | 1986 | Album |
| Village Life | Herbie Hancock & Foday Musa Suso | 1985 | Album |
| Hand Power | Foday Musa Suso | 1984 | Album |
| Watto Sitta | Mandingo Featuring Foday Musa Suso | 1984 | Album |
| Kora Music From The Gambia | Foday Musa Suso | 1978 | Album |
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