Jali Nyama Suso has been played on NTS in shows including Bergsonist, featured first on 25 March 2023. Songs played include Jimbasengo.

Jali Nyama Suso (born circa 1925; died 1991) was a kora player from Gambia. He had a program on "Radio Gambia" for 20 years. He had his first album in 1971 while he was teaching at the University of Washington. In the 1980s he toured in England, France, Germany, and Sweden.

He also worked on the soundtrack for Roots (TV miniseries). Long before any of that he had been known in his native country. He did not fully live the tradition of a wandering…