Foday Musa Suso

Foday Musa Suso

voc, hrp, kal, *1950 US, Upper River Division
Composer of Electronic

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.

Instruments

Vocals
Harp
Percussion

Genres

Electronic
World
Jazz
Folk
Rock

Plays With

Autonomous Zone

Flying Mijinko Band

Mandingo

Mandingo Griot Society

Material

Possession

The Ripple Effect

Tokyo Rotation

Popular Tracks

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

Jooka Tamala on Jooka Tamala by Foday Musa Suso

Numoli on Timpoli by Foday Musa Suso

Kobba Ceesay on Jooka Tamala by Foday Musa Suso

Timpoli on Timpoli by Foday Musa Suso

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Band Members

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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