Foday Musa Suso
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Foday Musa Suso is a Gambian-born kora virtuoso and composer known for blending traditional West African griot music with contemporary and experimental styles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Foday Musa Suso canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8499021 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Foday Musa Suso Context triple: [kora, playedBy, Foday Musa Suso]
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A.
Sulley Muntari
Sulley Muntari is a Ghanaian professional footballer and midfielder known for his powerful left foot, long-range shooting, and key performances for both top European clubs and the Ghana national team, including multiple FIFA World Cup appearances.
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B.
Jay-Jay Okocha
Jay-Jay Okocha is a retired Nigerian attacking midfielder renowned for his exceptional dribbling skills, creativity, and flair, widely regarded as one of Africa’s greatest footballers.
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C.
Kolo Touré
Kolo Touré is an Ivorian former professional footballer best known as a commanding central defender for Arsenal, Manchester City, and Liverpool, and as a key member of Arsenal’s unbeaten 2003–04 Premier League side.
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D.
Johnny Paul Koroma
Johnny Paul Koroma was a Sierra Leonean military officer and coup leader who headed the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council junta during the late 1990s.
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E.
Abedi Pele
Abedi Pele is a legendary Ghanaian attacking midfielder widely regarded as one of Africa’s greatest footballers, renowned for his skillful play and success with both club and country.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Foday Musa Suso Target entity description: Foday Musa Suso is a Gambian-born kora virtuoso and composer known for blending traditional West African griot music with contemporary and experimental styles.
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A.
Sulley Muntari
Sulley Muntari is a Ghanaian professional footballer and midfielder known for his powerful left foot, long-range shooting, and key performances for both top European clubs and the Ghana national team, including multiple FIFA World Cup appearances.
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B.
Jay-Jay Okocha
Jay-Jay Okocha is a retired Nigerian attacking midfielder renowned for his exceptional dribbling skills, creativity, and flair, widely regarded as one of Africa’s greatest footballers.
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C.
Kolo Touré
Kolo Touré is an Ivorian former professional footballer best known as a commanding central defender for Arsenal, Manchester City, and Liverpool, and as a key member of Arsenal’s unbeaten 2003–04 Premier League side.
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D.
Johnny Paul Koroma
Johnny Paul Koroma was a Sierra Leonean military officer and coup leader who headed the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council junta during the late 1990s.
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E.
Abedi Pele
Abedi Pele is a legendary Ghanaian attacking midfielder widely regarded as one of Africa’s greatest footballers, renowned for his skillful play and success with both club and country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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griot ⓘ kora player ⓘ musician ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Bill Laswell
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Ginger Baker ⓘ Herbie Hancock ⓘ Jack DeJohnette ⓘ Kronos Quartet ⓘ Philip Glass ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Gambia
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linked to:
The Gambia
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| ethnicGroup | Mandinka people ⓘ |
| familyName | Suso ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cross-cultural musical collaboration
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griot tradition ⓘ |
| founded | Mandingo Griot Society ⓘ |
| genre |
Mande music
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West African traditional music ⓘ experimental music ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| givenName | Foday ⓘ |
| hasRole |
cultural ambassador of Gambian music
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oral historian ⓘ storyteller ⓘ |
| influencedBy | traditional Mandinka griot music ⓘ |
| instrument | kora ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
English
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Mandinka ⓘ |
| memberOf | Mandingo Griot Society ⓘ |
| name | Foday Musa Suso ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending traditional griot music with contemporary styles
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collaborations with Western classical and experimental musicians ⓘ virtuoso kora performance ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Jaliya
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Mandingo Griot Society (album) ⓘ Music from the Hearts of the Masters ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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griot ⓘ kora player ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Gambia
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linked to:
The Gambia
|
| residence |
Chicago
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| workLocation |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Foday Musa Suso Description of subject: Foday Musa Suso is a Gambian-born kora virtuoso and composer known for blending traditional West African griot music with contemporary and experimental styles.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.