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UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Nyama Suso recordings: Jali Nyama Suso: Concert of Mandinka Music, 1972-02-05
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Suso, Nyama, -1991
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Nyama Suso recordings: Jali Nyama Suso: Concert of Mandinka Music
- Dates
- 1972-02-051972-02-051972-02-05
- Quantity
- 2 items : EC - 2 reels (7 1/2 ips, 1/2 tr. digital stereo); Duration: 1:26:31
- Collection Number
- 1996015
- Summary
- Copy acquired from Roderic Knight; concert recorded at the University of Washington, Music Auditorium, February 5, 1972.
- Repository
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University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Unrestricted: collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Recordist unknown.
Narration and translation of select items by Roderic Knight.
Performers: Jali Nyama Suso/kora and vocals; Roderic Knight/ kongkong (percussion sticks) and narration.
Documentation: Concert program and comments on performance and recording by Roderic Knight.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Jali Nyama Suso (circa 1925-1991) was a kora player and radio presenter from the Republic of The Gambia. He started recording for Radio Gambia in 1956 and continued a program with the national radio broadcaster for two decades. Suso taught at the University of Washington in the early 1970s. In the 1980s he toured throughout Europe, promoting the kora/jali tradition.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Concerts
- Ethnomusicology
- Malinke
Geographical Names
- Africa
- Gambia
- West Africa
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