Gambian kora player Jally Kebba Susso comes from an ancient family of griots – storytellers, historians and musicians – that date their origin to the 13th Century.
He recently released his debut album, Malaye Warr, with his band Manding Sabu: Jon Speedy – lead guitar (UK), Kyazi Lugangira – guitar and vocal (Tanzania/UK), Bumi Thomas – vocal (Nigeria/UK), Matteo Grassi – bass (Italy) and Jules Weishaupt – drums (France).
“To be a griot you have an obligation to preserve a lineage… We’re like 74, 75 generations of kora players,” he told David Amanor from the BBC’s Focus on Africa programme.
Source: BBC
