Friday, January 18, 2008
Foday Musa Suso
One of the most frequent points of shame in the it's-only-because-they're-bigger Gambia-vs-Senegal competition is that we have none (or only a fraction) of the musical stars Senegal has: the Youssou Ndours, the Baaba Maals, the Orchestre Baobabs. So imagine my surprise today when I found Foday Musa Suso. He's a Gambian musician who was born in Wuli, and who amongst other things co-created Junku, the 1984 Olympics theme for field events. You can find out more about him here and here. You can download more of his music here.
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Gambians should be deeply proud of Foday Musa Suso. He's a remarkable musician, someone who's produced brilliant traditional music, as well as some of the most innovative African/electronic fusion music ever recorded. Glad you've discovered his work.
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