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LIVE FROM SAC: World Music Collective

LIVE from Southampton Arts Center:
World Music Collective with Salieu Suso and Ebrima Jassey
Presented with The Jam Session

Saturday, November 4 | 7 PM* | $15

All concerts are recorded live to be aired at a later date on WPPB, your local NPR Station.

*Doors will open at 6:30 PM for sangria and small bites compliments Union Cantina.

The LIVE from SAC program continues with Salieu Suso on Kora and Ebrima Jassey on Belafon, together forming a music collective rooted in the funk and groove tradition. This collaboration came to life in 2014 and they have performed together with great success, constantly evolving their eclectic musical vocabulary. The concert will be a unique experience and an opportunity for the local community to hear authentic world music, storytelling, and funky grooves.

Salieu Suso on Kora and Vocals
Ebrima Jassey on Belafon
Dan Lauter on Sax
Stan Wright on Bass
Claes Brondal on Drums

Salieu Suso was born into a family of farmers and traditional musicians/historians from Gambia, West Africa, that extends back nearly 1000 years. He was trained to play the 21 stringedKora(West African Harp) at the age of 8, by his father, renownedKoraplayer of that region, Alhaji Musa Makang Suso. He is recognized to be a descendant of JaliMady Wulayn Suso, the originator of the Kora instrument. Suso graduated from high school in The Gambia, speaks English fluently, Mandigo, Fula, Wolof, Sarahuli, and some German. Before settling in the United States in 1989, Suso performed extensively throughout Africa and Europe. Salieu Suso is also the leader of the "Jaliya Kafo"--extended family Music Ensemble, and is a leader in the nations rapidly growing African music scene. Suso actively freelances with other groups in the U.S.

About The Jam Session:
The Jam Session is based on the art of improvising with Jazz as the primary foundation, with other styles and influences present as well. TJS is continuously trying to promote and encourage musicians and audience members from the global community to participate, creating an eclectic mix of music and culture. Inspired by the late night jam sessions and loft rehearsals in New York City, TJS believes that the evolution and survival of improvisational music takes place in front of a live audience, being inclusive and accessible to all who want to engage. Frequent local home for The Jam Session is Bay Burger in Sag Harbor.