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Stockholm, Sweden (2012 - present) Adam Kanyama, born in 1995, is a rapper and songwriter who grew up in Norsborg, Stockholm, Sweden and has been rapping since he was 11 years old. His mother's swedish and his father's tanzanian. Adam is also included in a group called "The Basicz" with Jordan Peltier and Chris Kipa. .

Jali Nyama Suso (born circa 1925; died 1991) was a kora player from Gambia. He had a program on "Radio Gambia" for 20 years. He had his first album in 1971 while he was teaching at the University of Washington. In the 1980s he toured in England, France, Germany, and Sweden. He also worked on the soundtrack for Roots (TV miniseries). Long before any of that he had been known in his native country. He did not fully live the tradition of a wandering musicians because he lost his leg at age 16, but by the mid-1960s became popular on...