Mandingo Griot Society feat. Don Cherry - Mandingo Griot Society (1979)
Posted by Sisca Cute Love U in *Africa*, *Music*, *North America*, Gambia, U.S.A. on Saturday, January 12, 2008
«Foday Musa Suso is a Mandingo (West African tribe) griot (hereditary musician and cultural curator) who can trace his hereditary lineage back to the first performer on the 21-string kora lute. After a traditional apprenticeship in Africa, he came to the US in 1977 and formed The Mandingo Griot Society to bring his native sounds to a new, receptive audience. The group included Adam Rudolph (who
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