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Foday Musa Suso

Foday Musa Suso has been played on NTS over 20 times, featured on 21 episodes and was first played on 19 September 2014.

Foday Musa Suso (b. Sarre Hamadi Village, Wuli District, 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…

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Early Warning
Herbie Hancock, Foday Musa Suso
Columbia1985
Early Warning
Herbie Hancock, Foday Musa SusoColumbia1985
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Ocean Wave
Jack De Johnette, Foday Musa Suso
Golden Beams Productions2005
Ocean Wave
Jack De Johnette, Foday Musa SusoGolden Beams Productions2005
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Moon / Light
Herbie Hancock, Foday Musa Suso
Columbia1985
Moon / Light
Herbie Hancock, Foday Musa SusoColumbia1985
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"Sunjata" (Sauta Tuning)
Foday Musa Suso
Folkways Records & Service Corp.1978
"Sunjata" (Sauta Tuning)
Foday Musa SusoFolkways Records & Service Corp.1978
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Prison Song
Philip Glass, Foday Musa Suso
POINT Music1992
Prison Song
Philip Glass, Foday Musa SusoPOINT Music1992
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"Kelefaba" And "Kuruntu Kelefa" (Tomoraba Tuning)
Foday Musa Suso
Folkways Records & Service Corp.1978
"Kelefaba" And "Kuruntu Kelefa" (Tomoraba Tuning)
Foday Musa SusoFolkways Records & Service Corp.1978
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"Juku Te Nte Sorola" (Sauta Tuning)
Foday Musa Suso
Folkways Records & Service Corp.1978
"Juku Te Nte Sorola" (Sauta Tuning)
Foday Musa SusoFolkways Records & Service Corp.1978
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Bolero
Uakti, Philip Glass, Foday Musa Suso, John Moran
Point Music1992
Bolero
Uakti, Philip Glass, Foday Musa Suso, John MoranPoint Music1992
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Ye Goni
Foday Musa Suso
Flying Fish0
Ye Goni
Foday Musa SusoFlying Fish0
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Worldwide Funk
Jack De Johnette, Foday Musa Suso
Golden Beams Productions2005
Worldwide Funk
Jack De Johnette, Foday Musa SusoGolden Beams Productions2005
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