Foday Musa Suso, 75, Dies; Ambitious Ambassador for West African Music

A master of the kora who worked with Herbie Hancock and Philip Glass, his career was powered as much by experimentation as by reverence for tradition.The kora player Foday Musa Suso in performance with the composer Philip Glass in Brooklyn in 2015. He traced his lineage back directly to Jeli Madi Wlen Suso, who is said to have invented the kora centuries ago.