Mandingo Possession Autonomous Zone Mandingo Griot Society Ginger Baker Band The Ripple Effect The Rockit Band Flying Mijinko Band Tokyo Rotation
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Foday Musa Suso (b. Sarre Hamadi Village, Wuli District, in the Upper River Division of eastern Gambia) is a musician and composer from the West African nation of Gambia. He is a member of the Mandinka ethnic group, and is a jali. 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.
ALBUMS
Foday Musa Suso, Gretchen Rowe
Koralations: African Kora Meets American Poetry (Featuring Foday Musa Suso And Gretchen Rowe
2016, CD, Album, Not On Label, 
Philip Glass And Foday Musa Suso
The Music Of Philip Glass And Foday Musa Suso
2011, CD, Album, Orange Mountain Music, ,
, Contemporary
Nacha Mendez and Foday Musa Suso
Angelitos Negros
2011, 4xFile, FLAC, Album, Not On Label, ,
, Ethereal
Foday Musa Suso
The Two Worlds
2006, CD, Album, Orange Mountain Music, 
,
, Griot
Jack De Johnette* & Foday Musa Suso
Music From The Hearts Of The Masters
2005, 
,
, Free Improvisation
Foday Musa Suso
Jali Kunda: Griots Of West Africa & Beyond
1996, ,
, Griot/African
Philip Glass And Foday Musa Suso
Music From The Screens
1992, 
,
, Score/Contemporary/African
Uakti / Philip Glass & Foday Musa Suso / John Moran
Point Music
1992,
Foday Musa Suso
The Dreamtime
1990, 
Foday Musa Suso
Julu Kemo
1989, CD, Album, Rhizome Sketch, 
,
, African
Herbie Hancock, Foday Musa Suso, Aiyb Dieng, Armando Peraza, Adam Rudolph, Joe Thomas (2), Hamid Drake, Abdul Hakeem*
Jazz Africa
1987, ,
, Fusion/African/Soundtrack
Foday Musa Suso, Tamba Suso, Jarju Kuyateh
Mansa Bendung, Welcome The King
1986, LP, Flying Fish (2), ,
, African
Herbie Hancock & Foday Musa Suso
Village Life
1985, ,
, Fusion/African
Mandingo Featuring Foday Musa Suso
Harima
1985, ,
, Afrobeat
Foday Musa Suso
Hand Power
1984, ,
, African
Mandingo Featuring Foday Musa Suso
Watto Sitta
1984,
Foday Musa Suso
Kora Music From The Gambia
1978, ,
, African
Foday Musa Suso
Sounds Of West Africa (The Kora & The Xylophone)
, Folk/Griot/African
Various
Breaking The Barriers Of World Music
1997, 2xCD, Comp, Smplr, CMP Records, ,
, Art Rock/Avantgarde/Ambient
Mandingo
Powerhouse
1990, 12", Promo, Axiom, ,
, House/Acid House/Breakbeat
Mandingo
New World Power
1990, ,
, House/African
Various
Ancient Heart - Mandinka And Fulani Music Of The Gambia
1990,
Various
New Africa 3
1988, ,
, Afrobeat
Mandingo
Watto Sitta
1986, 
,
, Electro/Synth-pop
Various
New Africa
1985, ,
, Dub/Electro/Afrobeat/Jazzdance/African
Mandingo
Harima
1985, 
,
, Dub/Electro/Afrobeat
Various
New Africa
1985, ,
, Dub/Electro/Afrobeat/Jazzdance/African
Various
Manifestation - Axiom Collection II
1993, CD, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Jazzy Hip-Hop/Dub/Funk Metal/Breakbeat/Ambient/African/Funk/Contemporary Jazz/Ragga/MPB
Material
Maura Maura
2024, ,
, Fusion
The Ripple Effect
Hybrids
2005, ,
, Aboriginal/IDM/Contemporary Jazz
Possession
Off World One
1996, ,
, Dub/Downtempo/Ambient
Flying Mijinko Band
Central Asian Tour
1995, 2xCD, Album, The Japan Foundation,
Material
Live In Japan
1993, ,
, Downtempo
Autonomous Zone
The Map Is Not The Territory
1991, ,
, Free Jazz/Fusion/Avantgarde/Contemporary Jazz
Material
Seven Souls
1989, ,
, Breaks/Avantgarde/Spoken Word
Mandingo Griot Society
Mighty Rhythm
1981, LP, Album, Flying Fish (2), Flying Fish (2), ,
, Contemporary Jazz/African
Material
Seven Souls
, Breaks/Avantgarde/Spoken Word
APPEARANCES +
Material
Athens
2024, 5xFile, MP3, 320, Not On Label (Bill Laswell Self-Released), ,
, Fusion
Lavinia Meijer
Winter
2024, CD, Sony Classical, ,
, Contemporary
Various
Akashic Bassmatter Chapter 1
2024, 12xFile, WAV, Album, Not On Label (Bill Laswell Self-Released)
Various
Akashic Bassmatter Chapter 2
2024, 12xFile, WAV, Album, Not On Label (Bill Laswell Self-Released),
Fusion
Ginger Baker Band
Imabari
2023, 6xFile, MP3, 320, Not On Label (Bill Laswell Self-Released), ,
, Fusion
Method Of Defiance - Column 6*
The Stone Residency 2015 - Day 6 Set 1
2021, 5xFile, MP3, 320, Not On Label (Bill Laswell Self-Released), ,
, Fusion/African
Method Of Defiance - Column 6*
The Stone Residency 2015 - Day 6 Set 2
2021, 5xFile, MP3, 320, Not On Label (Bill Laswell Self-Released), ,
, Fusion/African
Michael Wimberly
Afrofuturism
2021, CD, Album, Temple Mountain Records,
Ginger Baker Band
Kagaribi
2019, 3xFile, WAV, MiniAlbum, RM, Not On Label (Bill Laswell Self-Released),
The Suso / Glass Quartet
Introducing The Suso / Glass Quartet
2018, CD, Album, Orange Mountain Music, ,
, African
Jeffrey Zeigler
Golden Hornet's The Sound Of Science
2018, CD, Album, National Sawdust Tracks,
Carmen Staaf
Day Dream
2017, CD, Album, Tone Rogue Records,
Various
Soul Of A Nation (Afro-Centric Visions In The Age of Black Power: Underground Jazz, Street Funk & The Roots Of Rap 1968-79)
2017, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Free Jazz
Various
Creative Music Studio Archive Selections Vol. 1
2014, 3xCD, Comp, Innova Recordings, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz/Free Jazz
Method Of Defiance
Phantom Sound Clash Cut-Up Method - One
2014, ,
, Dub/Free Improvisation/Funk/Drum n Bass
Kindness
Otherness
2014,
Various
Change The Beat (The Celluloid Records Story 1979 - 1987)
2013, 2x CD, ,
, Electro/Hip Hop/New Wave/No Wave/Synth-pop/Funk/African/Leftfield/Dub
Ladysmith Black Mambazo • Angélique Kidjo • Fela Kuti • Hugh Masekela • Mory Kanté • King Sunny Ade • Khaled
World Of Africa
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Universal Music, ,
, African
Various
Healing The Divide: A Concert For Peace And Reconciliation
2007, ,
, Folk Rock/Blues Rock/Religious/Contemporary/Speech
Jack DeJohnette
Golden Beams Collected Volume 1
2006, CD, Comp, Golden Beams Productions, Kindred Rhythm Music, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Gigi
Gold & Wax
2006, ,
, Fusion/Smooth Jazz/Ballad/Neo Soul
Pharoah Sanders
Anthology
2005,
Philip Glass
Orion
2005, ,
, Modern Classical/Minimal/Contemporary
Philip Glass
The World Of Philip Glass
2002, CD, Comp, Decca, ,
, Contemporary/Tribal
Various
Jazz Funk
2001, CD, Comp, Promo, Jazz & Τζαζ, 
,
, Jazz-Funk/Afrobeat/Fusion/Avant-garde Jazz
Philip Glass
Philip On Film - Filmworks By Philip Glass
2001, ,
, Modern Classical/Soundtrack
Various
The Verve Album
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Verve Records, ,
, Bop/Hard Bop/Cool Jazz/Swing
Nederlands Blazers Ensemble
Si Dolce
2000, CD, Album + CD, Mini, VPRO Eigenwijs, NBELIVE, 
Pharoah Sanders
Message From Home
1995, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Free Jazz/Cool Jazz/Fusion/Modal
Herbie Hancock
Jazz Africa
1994, ,
, Fusion/African
Various
Sounds Of Africa
1994, ,
, African
Hideo Yamaki
Shadow Run
1993, CD, Album, Mercury, ,
, Fusion
Umar Bin Hassan
Be Bop Or Be Dead
1993, ,
, Conscious
Various
In Defense Of Animals Benefit Compilation
1993, CD, ,
, Alternative Rock/Industrial/Indie Rock/Techno/Ethereal/Shoegaze
Nicky Skopelitis
Ekstasis
1993, ,
, Fusion/Acid Rock/Dub
Touré Kunda
Dance Of The Leaves: The Celluloid Recordings (1983-1987)
1993, ,
, African
Glass*, Bowie*, Eno*
"Low" Symphony
1993, ,
, Impressionist/Batucada/Marimba/Alternative Rock/Musique Concrète/Avantgarde/Minimal/Contemporary/Modern Classical/African
Various
Imabari Meeting 1991 - Live
1992, 2xCD, Album, Meldac,
José Carreras, Philip Glass, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Sir Neville Marriner, Mitsuko Uchida
Around The World With Philips Classics in 1993
1992, CD, Comp, Philips Digital Classics,
Vacca* / Moran*
Dance Beneath The Diamond Sky
1992,
Kronos Quartet
Pieces Of Africa
1991, ,
, Contemporary/African
Herbie Hancock
The Very Best Of
1991, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Jazz-Rock/Fusion
Michael Small
Mountains Of The Moon
1990, ,
, Soundtrack/Score
Philip Glass
Powaqqatsi
1988, ,
, Soundtrack/Modern Classical
Ginger Baker
Horses And Trees
1986, ,
, Fusion
Touré Kunda
Natalia
1985, Vinyl, ,
, African
Various
Trilogy
1985, ,
, Electro/Afrobeat/African
Various
New Africa
1985, ,
, Electro/African/Afrobeat/Dub
Herbie Hancock
Junku
1984, Acetate, 12", S/Sided, CBS, ,
, Electro
Various
The Official Music Of The 1984 Games
1984, ,
, Modern Classical/Pop Rock/Synth-pop
Herbie Hancock
Sound-System
1984, ,
, Electro
Mandingo Griot Society With Special Guest Don Cherry
Mandingo Griot Society
1978
Various
Sounds Of West Africa (The Kora & The Xylophone)
1977, ,
, Folk/Griot
Various
La Strada Per La Libertà - Strange Fruit
CD, Smplr, L'Unità, 
Joseph Kerman, Gary Tomlinson
Listen (Sixth Edition)
6xCD, Comp, Sony BMG Music Entertainment Custom Marketing Group
Herbie Hancock
The Complete Columbia Album Collection 1972 - 1988
2013, ,
, Jazz-Rock/Jazz-Funk/Fusion/Post Bop/Hard Bop/Contemporary Jazz
Various
African Rhythms
2009, CD, Comp, Big Blue Records
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid*
افريقيا Afrique Universelle - La Biennale Di Venezia
2007, CD, Mixed, Promo, Synchronic, ,
, Breakbeat/Dub/Hip Hop/Ragga/African/Favela Funk/Illbient/Afrobeat/Jazzy Hip-Hop/Spoken Word/Speech/Poetry/Political
Various
Jazz Magazine Vol. 52
2007, CD, Comp, New Sounds 2000,
Various
Jazziz On Disc - June 2005 - Cool Summer Vol 4
2005, CD, Album, Comp, Ltd, Promo, Jazziz, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Various
Auszüge Aus: Neue Welt - Streifzüge Durch Die Avantgarde
2004, CD, Comp, Promo, Universal, ,
, Contemporary
Various
Neue Welt (Streifzüge Durch Die Avantgarde)
2004, CD, Comp, Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, ,
, Contemporary
Various
Nirvana Club
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Universal, Universal, ,
, New Age/Ambient/Chillwave
Various
Drum & Tribe Cyber Jam Vol. 2 African Breakbeats
2001, CD, Mixed, Black Flame, ,
, Trip Hop/Tribal/Downtempo/Drum n Bass
Various
Listen The World Is Talking-The Definitive World Music Compilation
2000, CD, Comp, Dressed To Kill, Metrodome, ,
, African/Afro-Cuban/Batucada/Cubano/Fusion
Various
Paraísos (Lo Mejor De Las Nuevas Musicas)
1998, 2xCD, Comp, Divucsa, 
,
, New Age/Experimental/Neofolk/Leftfield/Modern Classical/Prog Rock
Various
Nouvelles Musiques Pour Le 21ème Siècle
1995, CD, Comp, Promo, Point Music, Libération
Various
Deutsche Grammophon London Records Philips Classics Verve ECM Antilles
1992, CD, Comp, Promo, PolyGram Classics & Jazz
Various
3000 Series CMP'ler I
1992, CD, Comp, CMP Records, ,
, Folk/Gamelan/Hindustani/Korean Court Music/Ottoman Classical/African
Various
Hörbeispiele Zu Volker Schütz Musik In Schwarzafrika
1992, 2xCD, Comp, Institut Für Didaktik Populärer Musik, ,
, African/Mbalax
Various
3000 Series CMP'ler I
1992, Cass, Smplr, CMP Records, ,
, Folk/Gamelan/Hindustani/Korean Court Music/Ottoman Classical/African
Various
Ear Magazine Presents Absolut CD #3, Improvisation/Composition
1991, CD, Album, Comp, Ear Magazine, ,
, Avantgarde/Experimental/Contemporary/Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
Various
The Lyrichord World Music Sampler
1991, CD, Comp, Smplr, Lyrichord
Various
Celluloid - Our World Of Music
1991, ,
, Funk/Disco/Afrobeat/Alternative Rock/African/Dancehall/Doo Wop/Fado/Hard Rock/Samba/MPB/Fusion/Punk
Various
Beats Of Africa
CD, Comp, Masters Of Music
Various
New Classics Volume 1
4xCD, Comp, Klassik Radio Records, ,
, Neo-Classical
Various
Fantastico
, Dub
Herbie Hancock And The Rockit Band
Future Shock Live - Live At Yumiuri Land Open East Theatre 1984
2023, 2xLP, Unofficial, WHP, ,
, Jazz-Funk
Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell
Technovoodu: Astral Black Simulations
2007, CDr, Album, P/Unofficial, Not On Label, ,
, Future Jazz
Various
Healing The Divide: A Concert For Peace And Reconciliation
2007, ,
, Folk Rock/Blues Rock/Religious/Contemporary/Speech
dj BC*
Glassbreaks
2005
Herbie Hancock
Sound-System
2001, ,
, Electro/Fusion
Ginger Baker
Horses & Trees
1999, ,
, Jazz-Rock
Mandingo Featuring Foday Musa Suso
Watto Sitta
1997
Kronos Quartet
Pieces Of Africa
1992, ,
, Contemporary/African
Various
Afro Trance - Cosmic Communication
LP, Unofficial, Cosmic Communications, ,
, Leftfield/Reggae/Dub/Downtempo/New Wave
