About Suntou Susso

Kora player, singer, percussionist, producer, composer and teacher

Suntou is from The Gambia and was born a Griot. His primary instrument, the kora is a harp-lute with 22 strings and is unique to the Griots of the Mandinka people. Coming from a 700-year-old tradition, Griots play an important cultural role as peacekeepers and oral historians, transmitting and preserving a people's culture through the generations using song, music and poetry.

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Music

Suntou’s second studio album Jaliya Silokang - The Path of a Griot is out now! Available on Bandcamp and to stream on all digital platforms.

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