He also worked on the soundtrack for Roots. Long before any of that he had been known in his native country. He did not fully live the tradition of a wandering musicians because he lost his leg at age 16, but by the mid-1960s became popular on radio. He attained enough respect to do an arrangement for their national anthem. In 1991 he died of tuberculosis after several years of illness.[2]
References
^"Nyama Suso, the late Gambian kora player". www.oberlin.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
jali, nyama, suso, other, people, named, suso, suso, disambiguation, circa, 1925, 1991, kora, player, from, gambia, program, radio, gambia, years, first, album, 1971, while, teaching, university, washington, 1980s, toured, england, france, germany, sweden, als. For other people named Suso see Suso disambiguation Jali Nyama Suso circa 1925 1991 was a kora player from Gambia He had a program on Radio Gambia for 20 years He had his first album in 1971 while he was teaching at the University of Washington In the 1980s he toured in England France Germany and Sweden 1 He also worked on the soundtrack for Roots Long before any of that he had been known in his native country He did not fully live the tradition of a wandering musicians because he lost his leg at age 16 but by the mid 1960s became popular on radio He attained enough respect to do an arrangement for their national anthem In 1991 he died of tuberculosis after several years of illness 2 References Edit Nyama Suso the late Gambian kora player www oberlin edu Retrieved 2018 04 18 AllMusic Record Reviews Streaming Songs Genres amp Bands AllMusic Retrieved 2018 04 18 This Gambian biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article on an African musician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jali Nyama Suso amp oldid 1151066057, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
