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Foday Musa Suso




Suso emigrated to Chicago in the 1970s, being one of the first ''jali''s 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.

He performed with Herbie Hancock on the 1985 Fusion Jazz record ''Village Life''.


DISCOGRAPHY

  • 1970 - ''Kora Music from Gambia'' (Smithsonian Folkways)

  • 1979 - ''Mandingo Griot Society'' (Flying Fish)

  • 1982 - ''Mighty Rhythm'' (Flying Fish)

  • 1984 - ''Hand Power'' (Flying Fish)

  • 1985 - ''Village Life'' mit Herbie Hancock (Columbia)

  • 1986 - ''Mansa Bendung'' (Flying Fish)

  • 1992 - Philip Glass and Foday Musa Suso: ''Music from The Screens'' (POINT Music)

  • 1996 - ''The Dreamtime'' (CMP)



REFERENCES

  • ''Jali Kunda: Griots of West Africa & Beyond'' (1996). Book and CD set. Ellipsis Arts.



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