Jali Nyama Suso (circa 1925–1991) was a kora player from Gambia.
He released his first album in 1971 while he was teaching at the University of Washington.
He did not fully live the tradition of a wandering musicians because he lost his leg at age 16, but by the mid-1960s became popular on radio.
He attained enough respect to do an arrangement for their national anthem.
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