Jaliya Kafo performs traditional Gambian kora (harp) and balafon music from West Africa. The family ensemble is led by Salieu Suso, a master musician born into a family of farmers, griots, traditional musicians and historians in Gambia, West Africa. 

This event is a part of ArtsWestchester’s Westchester Roots summer concert series, co-presented with the City of Mount Vernon. Westchester Roots is made possible with support from conEdison | Al Fresco, Etain, New York State Council on the Arts, and in partnership with Westchestergov.com.

This ArtsWestchester Folks Arts Program is made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.