Jali Nyama Suso

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Jali Nyama Suso was a renowned Gambian kora virtuoso and griot celebrated for his mastery of traditional Mandinka music and storytelling.

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Jali Nyama Suso canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mandinka griot ⓘ
griot ⓘ
kora player ⓘ
musician ⓘ
person ⓘ
artForm epic performance ⓘ
musical storytelling ⓘ
oral poetry ⓘ
culturalRole hereditary griot ⓘ
oral historian ⓘ
praise singer ⓘ
ethnicity Mandinka ⓘ
genre Mande music ⓘ
Mandinka music ⓘ
instrument kora ⓘ
languageOfPerformance Mandinka ⓘ
name Jali Nyama Suso ⓘ
nationality Gambian ⓘ
notableFor preservation of Mandinka oral history ⓘ
traditional Mandinka storytelling ⓘ
virtuosic kora playing ⓘ
occupation griot ⓘ
kora player ⓘ
singer ⓘ
storyteller ⓘ
regionActive The Gambia ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ
reputation master of traditional Mandinka music ⓘ
renowned kora virtuoso ⓘ
tradition Mande griot tradition ⓘ
Mandinka oral tradition ⓘ

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kora → playedBy → Jali Nyama Suso ⓘ
Jali Nyama Suso → name → Jali Nyama Suso ⓘ