Performer Name: Suntou Susso

Show Name: Suntou Susso (solo)

Show Description

Spend an evening soaking in the beautiful music of the kora, an enchanting 22 stringed harp that originates from the Mandinka people of West Africa. Join Suntou Susso – a charismatic and engaging Gambian master musician, singer, composer and kora player – performing the traditional kora songs of his culture as well as his own music. He will have just released his second album. Suntou is from a renowned kora playing family going back some 700 years. During the show you will learn more about the culture through film, music and Suntou sharing his own experiences. This is a unique opportunity to enjoy life-affirming, healing music from a rich cultural tradition in an intimate setting…a real treat!

Tech spec: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UScNHPxK0iWqUn8iDa_oIhMwQb2i0b69?usp=drive_link Get in / soundcheck - 1 hour required. Stage dimensions - needs 2m minimum width
EPK: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18IW9FDqPEBa8pFeyeohZ3hJVo-85saUa A template poster will be available as well as a tour-wide poster.
Suntou Susso is a multi-instrumentalist - kora player, percussionist, singer and composer - from The Gambia who 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. Since the release of his self-written debut album, Kanéfonyo (Never Give Up) in 2022, Suntou's career has gained serious momentum and he is an in-demand and charismatic performer. He performs frequently as a solo artist playing traditional kora; or leading his six-piece band whose music is rooted in Mandinka musical traditions whilst strongly infused with jazz, funk and soul; or as part of a folk duo that blends British and Gambian musical traditions, among other impressive collaborations and projects. Suntou’s musical abilities are considered unique for his generation. Suntou's family includes some of the world’s most highly respected West African musicians including Seckou Keita, Solo Cissokho and Mamudou Susso.