Sura Susso

Born in The Gambia, Sura started his lifelong study of the Kora, and a range of other percussion instruments at the age of 4. His father, Mamudou Susso, is a renowned Kora player in The Gambia, and his late mother, Fatou Bintou Cissokho, originally from the Casamance region of Senegal, was a formidable singer and percussionist. Sura moved to the UK at the age of 17, as the percussionist in his brother’s band, the Seckou Keita Quintet. Since then, Sura has performed as a solo act as well as part of collaborations, taking part in more than 500 shows and festivals in over 40 different countries spanning every continent. He has worked with & performed alongside renown international musicians which include Baaba Maal, Rokia Traore, Habib Koite and Sona Jobarteh. Sura's debut album ‘Sila Kang’ was released on KuliMarow Music on the 20th of June 2011. The album received extensive airplay & critical acclaim in national publications in the UK. His second album 'Tila Saba' released on 26 March 2021, explores the past, draws inspiration from the present & contemplates the future through the Kora and its journey across centuries.