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Seikou Susso was born in 1964 in Sukuta Nanie in the Gambia. He is from a family of griots known as Jalibas, who tell the History of the Mandingo Ancestry through Music poetry which they express with one of the most authentic African string instrument called The Kora, sometimes known as the African Harp.
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Seikou Susso - Kora Player |
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Seikou started learning to play the Kora at the tender age of six, under the expert guidance of his father, Jaliba Denbo Susso. He had to follow in the footsteps of his ancestors. His mother is also from a Griot family the "Kuyatehs", Her name is Hagar Jal-fill Kuyateh. Seikou has a brother and sister, Debar Susso, who is a well-known singer in West Africa. |
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