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UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Nyama Suso recordings: The Mandinka Kora, Undated

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Suso, Nyama, -1991
Title
UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Nyama Suso recordings: The Mandinka Kora
Dates
Undated
Quantity
2 items  :  EC - 2 reels; WT - 1 reel (7 1/2 ips, 1/2 tr. stereo, 10"); Duration: 00:41:33
Collection Number
1974028
Summary
Copy of record master.
Repository
University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Access is restricted.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

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.

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Content Description

Performer: Jali Nyama Suso/kora.

74-28.1 WT contains both 74-28.1 EC and 74-28.2 EC.

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Administrative Information

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: 1974028-0001
    1 audiotape : Audio Reel

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Subject Terms

  • Ethnomusicology
  • Malinke

Geographical Names

  • Gambia
  • West Africa
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