Tag: Foday Musa Suso
Jack DeJohnette & Foday Musa Suso: Ocean Wave
Between 2003 and 2005, innovative Gambian kora player Foday Musa Suso and legendary jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette toured together and recorded Music from the Hearts of the Masters (2005), a wonderful collaboration between two genuine masters of their respective instruments. The kora is a fascinating instrument…
Foday Musa Suso & Philip Glass: Spring waterfall
Born in The Gambia in 1950, Foday Musa Suso is a traditional West African Griot or Jali (an oral historian, storyteller and musician) and a master of the kora, the 21-string traditional African harp. In 1977, the musician relocated to Chicago and has since collaborated…