Foday Musa Suso

Foday Musa Suso (born 18 February 1950,[1] in Sarre Hamadi, Wuli District, in the Upper River Division of The Gambia) is a Gambian musician and composer.

[1] Griots are a living library for the community providing history, entertainment, and wisdom while playing and singing their songs.

When Foday was nine, his father sent him to live with master kora teacher Sekou Suso in the village of Pasamasi, Wuli District.

[1] Once in Chicago, he formed the Mandingo Griot Society with local percussionists Hamid Drake and Adam Rudolph,[2] which played fusion music around the world.

He has performed with Bill Laswell, Philip Glass, Pharoah Sanders, Jack DeJohnette, Ginger Baker, Paul Simon, Yousif Sheronick, and the Kronos Quartet (Pieces of Africa).