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Pure joy and feel-good energy await you at the Stables, Milton Keynes! Suntou Susso - a virtuoso kora player, singer-songwriter and composer from The Gambia living in the UK - was born into the Griot tradition.
Fresh from releasing his award-winning second album, Jaliya Silokang - The Path of a Griot, he and his Gambian band are bringing his exciting new music to you. Suntou’s compositions are rooted in the Afro-Manding and Griot musical tradition with influences from folk, funk, jazz and soul. He is joined by a powerhouse lineup of Gambian musicians, performing together in the UK for the very first time. Collectively, they’ll be bringing mind-blowing musicianship and authentic sunshine energy straight from the Smiling Coast of Africa.
Griots play an important cultural role as peacekeepers, advisors and oral historians, transmitting teachings and preserving a people's culture using song, music and poetry. Whilst this is an ancient role, Suntou’s latest album explores this role in a contemporary, global context. Drawing on his own experiences as well as the wisdom of elders and youth alike, the album is a journey into heritage and a hopeful vision for what lies ahead. In this way, Suntou is a guardian of the Griot musical and cultural tradition and a bold innovator of its future.
The Future is Ancestral.
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The Stables, Milton Keynes, MK19 7, United Kingdom
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