Music & Performing Arts
Jali Nyama Suso
Kora musician and broadcaster
Died 1991Jali Nyama Suso was a Gambian kora musician known to local listeners through a long-running weekly Radio Gambia programme. His international work included teaching at the University of Washington and touring Europe. Ethnomusicologist Roderic Knight studied with him and documented his playing and musical knowledge.
THEIR MARK ON HISTORY
01Taught at the University of Washington in 1971.
02Recorded the solo album Gambie: Mandinka kora par Jali Nyama Suso.
SOURCES & FURTHER READING01Roderic Knight, Oberlin College
Photo: Roderic Knight, Oberlin College · Image rights retained by source. Cropped or framed for display. AI-assisted resolution enhancement. View original photograph.
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