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Foday Musa Suso Foday Musa Suso is a Mandingo griot (the griot is the hereditary musician/oral historian of the Mandingo people). Suso was born in the Sarre Hamadi Village, Wuli District, in the West African nation of Gambia. Suso was a featured instrumentalist on the Philip Glass soundtrack for the film Powaqattsi, and collaborated with Glass on the score for the American premiere of Jean Genet's The Screens, which opened at Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater in the fall of 1989, and was recently released on Glass' Point Music label for Philips. www.otherminds.org /shtml/Suso.shtml   (306 words)

Foday Musa Suso - Biography - AOL Music When Suso was 18, a group of Western tourists funded his airfare to Sweden, and in exchange he spent six months playing solo in bars and restaurants throughout the Scandinavian region. While at the university Suso met Chicago-based percussionist Adam Rudolph, and in mid-1977 he relocated to the Windy City, forming the world fusion outfit Mandingo Griot Society with Rudolph, percussionist Hamid Drake, and bassist Joe Thomas. Suso signed to the Celluloid label to release his 1984 solo debut, Watto Sitta, recorded with the core Mandingo Griot Society lineup with contributions from Hancock and djembe master Manu Washington. music.aol.com /artist/foday-musa-suso/3447/biography   (630 words)

World Music Central - Your connection to World Music Foday Musa Suso was born in the Sarre Hamadi Village, Wuli District, in the West African nation of Gambia. Musa Suso established himself in the United States, founding the Mandingo Griot Society in 1977, where he taught jazz musicians to play new arrangements of Mandingo music. Musa Suso was also a featured instrumentalist on the Philip Glass soundtrack for the film Powaqattsi, and collaborated with Glass on the score for the American premiere of Jean Genet's The Screens. www.worldmusiccentral.org /artists/artist_page.php?id=1019   (366 words)

Jali Kunda - Griots of West Africa & Beyond Foday Musa Suso and the Mandingo Griot Society. Most of the musicians and singers heard on this album, with the obvious exception of Foday Musa Suso's American collaborators, are relatives of Suso's in an extended Griot family scatered across Senegal, The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. As Foday Musa Suso journeys further into the African countryside, searching out his family, his past and the inspirations for his future, the music reveals more sides of itself, more glimpses of its exemplary craftsmanship and exquisite beauty. www.glasspages.org /kunda.html   (2637 words)

Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Suso, Suso at Amazon.com Qualified orders over $25 ship free Millions of titles, new and used. Suso, Heinrich, c.1295-1366, German mystic, a Dominican friar, also known as Henry Suso. Philip Glass, Foday Musa Suso to perform at UC-Davis www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Suso,   (352 words)

Foday Musa Suso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia His primary instrument is the kora, but he also plays the gravikord and several other instruments. Suso emigrated to Chicago in the 1970s, being one of the first jalis to relocate to North America. Foday Musa Suso page from Other Minds site en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foday_Musa_Suso   (161 words)

Foday Musa Suso: National Geographic World Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) Born into a family of griots (hereditary musical storytellers and historians), he began to master the celestial tones of the instrument as a young boy in his native Gambia, spending his early adulthood playing throughout Europe before returning to Africa in the mid-'70s to teach at the university of Ghana. Produced by Bill Laswell (who'd had a hand in Suso's work with Hancock), Watto Sitta was a landmark of modern African music, deftly and seamlessly blending Suso's razor-sharp kora with an easy balance of organic and synthesized sounds. Suso's work in the years since has included projects with Philip Glass, the Kronos Quartet and Pharoah Sanders, and though other masters of the kora (Toumani Diabate, Mory Kante, Kaouding Sissoko, etc.) have rightly brought acclaim to the instrument and their skills on it, Suso remains arguably the premier innovator of the lot. worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com /worldmusic/view/page.basic/artist/content.artist/foday_musa_suso   (359 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) In fact, Suso takes a step further, bringing the kora into the 21st Century by utilizing subtle sound processing, as well as more overt use of looping technology to create layers of sound that give the duo a considerably fuller sound. Suso’s kora is so richly textured that it’s hard not to be drawn in, while DeJohnette’s groove-laden kit work creates an equally inviting space. And while most of the improvisations are based around simple changes, often established by Suso and then looped in order to allow him to layer additional melodies on top, both DeJohnette and Suso are keen listeners who find ways to bridge the seemingly disparate stylistic gaps. www.allaboutjazz.com /php/review_print.php?id=17957   (541 words)

African Music Reviews Volume 4 Musa Dieng Kala is a new voice, and because of the devotional nature of this project, he seems to have found a balance that is rare in new African music, keeping the roots firmly planted while encouraging growth. Foday Musa Suso has gone to west Africa with recorders and producers and returned with one of the first truly personal collections of this incredibly complex and rich musical culture. Then they returned to the states where Foday Musa Suso does what he does best; collaboration with Bill Laswell, Nicky Skopelitis, Philip Glass and other long-time friend in America, he put the contemporary spin on his ancient culture and completed his journey with a vision for the future. www.rootsworld.com /rw/feature/africa4.html   (5724 words)

A&L Performing Arts News Release - 2000-2001 Season Born in Gambia, Foday Musa Suso is an internationally recognized musician and a Mandingo griot (musician/oral historian and culture bearer). Suso has also composed five commissioned works for the Kronos Quartet; he achieved widespread national recognition for his work on their best-selling CD Pieces of Africa. The Meet-the-Artist Discussion with Foday Musa Suso is sponsored by the UCSB MultiCultural Center. www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu /archive/2000-2001/pr/glass.htm   (1386 words)

Order Foday Musa Suso is an internationally recognized musician and a Mandingo griot (musician/oral historian of the Mandingo people) born in The Gambia. Suso grew up in a society where griots function as walking libraries, singing their stories for the community while providing history, wisdom, and entertainment. In addition to his virtuosic kora (West African 21-stringed harp lute) playing and singing, Suso is also a drummer and composer. www.jackdejohnette.com /order_masters.htm   (299 words)

jali Kunda: Griots of West of Africa & Beyond Included are three modern tracks featuring original music performed by Foday Musa Suso and friends, recorded in New York City. On this 75 minute long CD we are treated to recording sessions along the "smiling coast" of West Africa. Some of these outstanding music performances were recorded at Suso kunda, Foday's home base in Brikama, The Gambia. www.coraconnection.com /pages/jali_kunda.html   (431 words)

Foday Musa Suso and Various Artists - Jali Kunda: Griots of West Africa & Beyond [Ellipsis Arts #1] | The BEAR Foday Musa Suso and Various Artists - Jali Kunda: Griots of West Africa & Beyond [Ellipsis Arts #1] Too bad, because the material clearly warrants two discs, one of traditional material, one of experimental, as Mandingo Griot Society-founder Foday Musa Suso traces his roots in Senegambia. The tracks with Suso's family members performing traditional pieces are amazingly strong. www.thebear.fm /album/248735   (203 words)

WNYC - New Sounds: Foday Musa Suso (July 31, 2006) (A griot is a musician/oral historian of the Mandingo people.) Suso is a virtuoso player of the kora – the West African 21-stringed harp lute- as well as a drummer, composer and founder of the Mandingo Griot Society, a group of jazz musicians who play new arrangements of Mandingo music. On this visit to the studios, Suso presented music by the Mandingo Grio Society, music of the Fulani people, and some of his own solo works. Foday Musa Suso and Mandingo Griot Society www.wnyc.org /shows/newsounds/episodes/2006/07/31   (296 words)

jack de johnette & foday musa suso, music from the hearts of the masters Following his trip to the Asian Subcontinent, we're now in Africa for a series of duets with master Gambian kora player Foday Musa Suso. Having collaborated with the likes of Phillip Glass, Herbie Hancock and the Kronos Quartet, Suso's musical perspective is suitably diverse - a stance that gives 'Music From The Hearts Of The Masters' an added edge. Pitched somewhere between Suso's deep textures and DeJohnette’s groove, the resulting music is varied and never insular - with both artists bringing subtle changes to the table that the other then expands upon. www.boomkat.com /item.cfm?id=24042   (434 words)

Jack DeJohnette & Foday Musa Suso + The Planet + 21/07/2005 A griot {hereditary musician/oral historian} from Gambia in West Africa, Foday Muso Suso is a master of the kora {a 21-stringed harp/lute}. Jack & Suso decided to work together when they first met, backstage at a London concert by Suso’s longtime friend & occasional collaborator, Philip Glass. And, despite the exciting triumphs of neuroscience, he argues the mystical metaphors of the hidden mind still have their place. www.abc.net.au /rn/music/planet/stories/s1412345.htm   (1038 words)

Ashley MacIsaac - Articles, 2005 ORION CD is a live recording of the ninety-minute work commissioned by Arts, Dance, and Music Productions which premiered in Athens on June 3, 2004 with The Philip Glass Ensemble and six guest artists as part of the Cultural Olympiad 2004 in Greece. The recording features the talents of Greek vocalist Eleftheria Arvanitaki and the following collaborators: Foday Musa Suso on kora, Mark Atkins on didgeridoo, Gaurav Mazumdar performing a sitar work by Ravi Shankar, Ashley MacIsaac on fiddle, Wu Man on pipa, and the Brazilian ensemble UAKTI. It is scheduled to be released on June 14, 2005 on Philip Glass' record company Orange Mountain Music. ashley-macisaac.com /articles2005.php   (862 words)

Foday Musa Suso - Kora Music from Gambia | internet radio on icebergradio.com Foday Musa Suso - Kora Music from Gambia The page "Foday Musa Suso - Kora Music from Gambia" is best viewed with a flash player installed Foday Musa Suso - Kora Music from Gambia www.icebergradio.com /album/98127/review   (58 words)

Foday Musa Suso – Music at Last.fm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) Foday Musa Suso isn’t yet available to play on Last.fm radio. Labels and artists can upload their music here. Foday Musa Suso might not be making music anymore, but if they are, you can help keep other users informed by adding new events when they're announced. www.last.fm /music/Foday+Musa+Suso   (141 words)

Jack DeJohnette and Foday Musa Suso | Music from the Hearts of the Masters Still, what makes this programme of mostly improvised music—other than two traditional tunes and one Suso composition, everything is credited to both artists—so compelling is that both players are not only looking for common ground, but finding it as well. More reviews of Jack DeJohnette and Foday Musa Suso's Music from the Hearts of the Masters With the realization that there will always be more music coming at him than he can keep up with, AAJ Senior Editor John Kelman wonders why anyone would think that jazz is dead or dying... www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=17957   (617 words)

CMT.com : Foday Musa Suso : Related Artists CMT.com : Foday Musa Suso : Related Artists New group earn success with their debut single. If you are into Foday Musa Suso you might also like these artists. www.cmt.com /artists/az/suso_foday_musa/rel_artists.jhtml   (78 words)

Philip Glass & Foday Musa Suso “(Suso is) a virtuoso on the kora...an artist of great purity.”—The New York Times Best known as the composer for the opera Einstein on the Beach and the film Koyaanisqatsi, Philip Glass has launched contemporary music in imaginative directions. Foday Musa Suso, master of the kora (21-stringed harp-lute) and eminent Gambian griot, has won international acclaim for his work with the Kronos Quartet, Herbie Hancock and other U.S. artists. www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu /archive/2000-2001/perform/glass.htm   (170 words)

Rolling Stone : Foday Musa Suso : Discography Rolling Stone : Foday Musa Suso : Discography Home : artists : Foday Musa Suso : Discography Subscribe to Rolling Stone Foday Musa Suso feed www.rollingstone.com /artists/fodaymusasuso/discography   (49 words)

Official Ticketmaster site. Foday Musa Suso tickets, dates Some of the information on this page is provided by All Music Guide and does not necessarily reflect the views of Ticketmaster. We currently do not have any tickets on sale for Foday Musa Suso. Sign up to receive Foday Musa Suso performer alert e-mails and get notified before tickets go on sale! www.ticketmaster.com /artist/734346?brand=none   (888 words)

Philip Glass/Foday Musa Suso - Music From the Screens | The BEAR Philip Glass/Foday Musa Suso - Music From the Screens This collaboration between world composers Philip Glass and Foday Musa Suso presents a unique body of work grounded in musical virtuosity in both Western and North African musical cultures. The opening strains of "The Mad Cadi's Court" burst with an aggressive violin double-stop punctuated by an Algerian lute playing North African rhythms and tonalities. www.thebear.fm /album/125711   (170 words)

Amazon.co.uk: Pieces of Africa: Music: Kronos Quartet,Hassan Hakmoun,Foday Musa Suso,Justinian Tamusuza,Hamza El ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) ~ Kronos Quartet (Composer, Performer), Hassan Hakmoun (Composer, Performer), Foday Musa Suso (Composer), Justinian Tamusuza (Composer), Hamza El Din (Composer, Performer), et al. Composer: Kronos Quartet, Hassan Hakmoun, Foday Musa Suso, Justinian Tamusuza, Hamza El Din, et al. Performer: Kronos Quartet, Hassan Hakmoun, Hamza El Din, Obo Addy, Dan Pauli, et al. www.amazon.co.uk /Pieces-Africa-Kronos-Quartet/dp/B000005J15   (351 words)

Hand Power - Foday Musa Suso - Song Listings Hand Power - Foday Musa Suso - Song Listings Write a Review Tell the world what you think about Portions of content provided by All Music Guide © 2006 AEC One Stop Group, Inc. www.mp3.com /albums/75597/summary.html   (188 words)

UHS Events Foday Musa Suso, a Gambian griot (musician/oral historian of the Mandingo people) and kora player (West African 21-string harp lute) performed in our auditorium. This was one of a long series of programs made possible by the Spurlock Museum and the International High School Innitiative. Site questions or comments can be directed to Carol Godoy -- www.usd116.org /uhs/events/FodayMusaSuso06.htm   (56 words)

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