Manchester Folk Festival 2023: Suntou Susso @ Hallé St Peter's

Part of Manchester Folk Festival 2023. Support Coruja Jones Please note - this show will take place in Victoria Wood Hall within the Hall? St Peter's building. SUNTOU SUSSO Susso is a multi-instrumentalist: Kora player, percussionist, singer and composer from The Gambia. Born a Griot in a 700-year old tradition, the Kora - harp-lute with 22 strings - is unique to the Griots of the Mandinka people. Griots have a unique societal role as oral historians, transmitting and preserving a people's culture through the generations in song, music and poetry. Suntou's family includes some of the world's most well-respected West African musicians. His musical abilities are outstanding, perhaps unique for his generation. An in-demand and charismatic performer, he attracted attention as soon as he arrived on the UK music scene. Coruja Jones: Coruja Jones, a Manchester (UK) based singer-songwriter. Dreamy, melancholic, indie-folk. Beautiful songs with soaring high notes, combined with intricate, delicate guitar work into cavernous reverbs, which take aim at your heart. He has gained acclaim from the likes of BBC Radio 6 Music?s Tom Robinson, and toured with Grammy award winning singer-songwriter Joe Jackson. Coruja Jones is a songwriting project from Manchester (UK) based musician and songwriter Dan Jones. Originally hailing from The West Midlands, he has become embedded in Manchester?s eclectic musical landscape. His debut ?The Crossing? was released in April 2020 and he is now on the road sharing it live, along with songs from his upcoming 2023 EP ?Undo?, working with producer Sam Vicary (The Cinematic Orchestra). Venue Access - Hall? St Peter?s has three floors (Basement, Ground Floor, First Floor). Each floor has level access and can be accessed via staircase or a wheelchair accessible passenger lift. Seating Non-fixed cushioned seating is available throughout. We use a range of venues at Manchester Folk Festival and although all are accessible, in order to give the best possible experience, we need to let some venues know in advance if we have any audience members who are wheelchair users or require assistance. If you are a wheelchair user or require an essential companion ticket, please email info@englishfolkexpo.com to let us know before purchasing a ticket. Please note - this event is part of Manchester Folk Festival 2023. Festival wristbands are available to purchase, and gives you access to ALL Manchester Folk Festival shows across three days. For more information please visit www.manchesterfolk.com/