Suntou Susso is a multi-instrumentalist: kora player, percussionist, singer and composer from The Gambia. He was born a Griot in the 700-year old tradition of the kora - a harp-lute with 22 strings unique to the Mandinka people. As part of this incredible musical lineage Suntou has a unique societal role transmitting and preserving a people's culture through song, music and poetry.  

Suntou's family includes some of the world's most highly respected West African musicians, such as his brother Seckou Keita. His musical abilities are outstanding, perhaps unique for his generation.

We first met Suntou playing a small festival in Hampshire a couple of years ago, when he’d literally just moved to the UK, and we’ve been trying to book him for Petworth ever since. He’s an incredibly charismatic performer, whose smile is as wide as his talents.