A gig held at The Canteen on Friday 8th December. The event starts at 22:30.
Free entry!*
We are excited to announce that electrifying Gambian griot, kora player and multi-instrumentalist Suntou Susso will be playing live with his full band at The Canteen on Friday 8th Dec!
Suntou Susso is a multi-instrumentalist: Kora player, percussionist, singer and composer from The Gambia.
Born a Griot in a 700-year old tradition, the Kora - harp-lute with 22 strings - is unique to the Griots of the Mandinka people. Griots have a unique societal role as oral historians, transmitting and preserving a people's culture through the generations in song, music and poetry.
Suntou's family includes some of the world's most well-respected West African musicians. His musical abilities are outstanding, perhaps unique for his generation. An in-demand and charismatic performer, he attracted attention as soon as he arrived on the UK music scene.
In The Gambia, Suntou has a huge fan base and has released successful singles and videos. These continue to receive daily exposure on national TV and radio.
Here in the UK he also performs classical Kora as a solo artist at sizable theatres with orchestral productions and across the festival circuit including WOMAD, Shambala, Wilderness Festival, Hay Festival, Beyond the Border and more.
Suntou Susso’s debut album, Kanèfonyo (Never give up) is out now.
Suntou composed, arranged and produced the album before and during lockdown in Gambia and the UK with seven musicians in the UK and seven musicians in Gambia.
The album can be ordered on bandcamp here: https://suntoususso.bandcamp.com/album/kane-fonyo-never-give-up
*£6 after 9:30pm
Entry requirements:
We are excited to announce that electrifying Gambian griot, kora player and multi-instrumentalist Suntou Susso will be playing live with his full band at The Canteen on Friday 8th Dec!
Suntou Susso is a multi-instrumentalist: Kora player, percussionist, singer and composer from The Gambia.
Born a Griot in a 700-year old tradition, the Kora - harp-lute with 22 strings - is unique to the Griots of the Mandinka people. Griots have a unique societal role as oral historians, transmitting and preserving a people's culture through the generations in song, music and poetry.
Suntou's family includes some of the world's most well-respected West African musicians. His musical abilities are outstanding, perhaps unique for his generation. An in-demand and charismatic performer, he attracted attention as soon as he arrived on the UK music scene.
In The Gambia, Suntou has a huge fan base and has released successful singles and videos. These continue to receive daily exposure on national TV and radio.
Here in the UK he also performs classical Kora as a solo artist at sizable theatres with orchestral productions and across the festival circuit including WOMAD, Shambala, Wilderness Festival, Hay Festival, Beyond the Border and more.
Suntou Susso’s debut album, Kanèfonyo (Never give up) is out now.
Suntou composed, arranged and produced the album before and during lockdown in Gambia and the UK with seven musicians in the UK and seven musicians in Gambia.
The album can be ordered on bandcamp here: https://suntoususso.bandcamp.com/album/kane-fonyo-never-give-up
*£6 after 9:30pm
Entry requirements:
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