{"product_id":"foday-musa-suso-kora-music-from-the-gambia","title":"Foday Musa Suso: Kora Music from the Gambia - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eKora Music from the Gambia\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eFoday Musa Suso\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eFolkways Records\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e093070851023\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eInternational\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2012-05-30\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Recorded in Accra, Ghana, in 1976, Kora Music from the Gambia is a collection of songs performed on the Kora, a 21-string bridge harp used by the Mandinka people of northwestern Africa. Foday Musa Suso is a member of the hereditary Jali social class, and, as ethnomusicologist Roderic Knight explains, that means he is both a historian and a musician: \"For example, praises and genealogy were incorporated into songs, and oral history was told to the accompaniment of instrument music. \" Suso's selections on this album range from traditional stories from the Mali Empire (\"Tira Makan\") to a contemporary song from the Gambia that refers to the 1960s moon landing missions (\"Apollo\"). Liner notes include a detailed description and history of kora music in the Gambia and track notes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Kelefaba (Tomoraba Tuning) \/ \"Kuruntu Kelefa\" (Tomoraba Tuning) - (Medley) \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Sunjata (Sauta Tuning) \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Tira Makan (Tomoraba Tuning) \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Apollo (Sauta Tuning) \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Jula Jekere (Hardino Tuning) \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Juku Te Nte Sorola (Sauta Tuning) \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Mama Manneh (Hardino Tuning)\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Foday Musa Suso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32456091467847,"sku":"16947689","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/1506401.jpg?v=1747734794","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/foday-musa-suso-kora-music-from-the-gambia","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}