Chanya Culture

20/04/2026

September this is happening and it’s already sold out! if you have your ticket already you’ve got a great line up to look forward to including !

19/04/2026

Another of our upcoming shows organised in partnership with on 25th October at

This is a beautiful collaboration thats been in the making for years, in October and will be touring their new album Manding Melody, more on this to come! If you’re in the Liverpool area get yourselves along to this, one definitely not to miss.

Tickets:

18/04/2026

The photos from this event are beautiful. This is one of the fundraisers I organised at back in 2012 when working at it was supposed to be a show with Carlou D but he didn’t get his visa in time so last minute I had to change direction and organise something new! with these amazing acts .zimba (look at you as a youngster Seye), it was such an amazing show, so much talent, so much work! We are working again with FORWARD on a consultancy basis and can’t wait to share new projects with you!

10/04/2026

Cymraeg Mandinka Connections with and tomorrow at Wanderfal Festival, thanks to . An early start: 5.30pm venue: KCM Church,Falmouth, Cornwall.

23/03/2026

Cymraeg-Mandinka Connections with Sura Susso & Mari Mathias will be at Wanderfal festival on 11th April. The Cornish Bank

Tickets: https://thecornishbank.co.uk/festivals/wanderfal/

23/03/2026

Allen Valleys Folk Festival has sold out for this year, you can catch Sura Susso there this year!

Hello from the beautiful Allen Valleys …

It’s our local sale of festival weekend passes and a limited number of Saturday night ‘dance night’ tickets this morning.

We’ll be at St. Cuthbert’s Church Hall in Allendale between 10:00am and 12:00 noon. Might see you there.

Our online sale starts on Sunday evening. See our website for more details (Link in comments)

Have a great weekend ahead.

Pictured: Our 2026 festival music programme

06/03/2026

Another great show with Sura Susso to look forward to! A lovely September festival in Northumberland Allen Valleys Folk Festival. Check it out!

Sura Susso at the Allen Valleys Folk Festival …

We are excited to be announcing that Sura Susso will be performing on the Saturday afternoon of our 2026 festival.

Sura Susso was born in The Gambia, into a family of griots. Griots, referred to in Mandinka as Jali, are cultural figures in society across West Africa who carry the cultural knowledge and identity of the people.

His father, Mamudou Susso, is a renowned kora player in The Gambia, and his late mother, Fatou Bintu Cissokho, originally from the Casamance region of Senegal, was a formidable singer and percussionist. Sura moved to the UK at the age of seventeen, as the percussionist in his brother’s band, the Seckou Keita Quintet. He has worked with and performed alongside renown international musicians and his quest to promote the traditional music from his cultural roots in The Gambia and his fascination with experimenting new genres have led him to perform and record in a number of interesting cross-cultural settings.

Sura Susso at the Allen Valleys Folk Festival? We can’t wait!

Festival weekend passes go on sale locally in person on 21st March at St Cuthbert's Church Hall from 10:00am to 12:00noon, then online at 7:00pm on Sunday 22nd March.

05/03/2026

📣TOMORROW📣

📍 Queens Hall Narberth
📆 06/03/2026
🎫 http://thequeenshall.org.uk/.../cymraeg-mandinka...
📞 01834 861212

Chanya Culture Present Cymraeg Mandinka Connections which seeks to emphasise the parallels between the sharing of ancient folklore through music in Wales and Gambia

This collaboration features Gambian kora player Sura Susso and Welsh vocalist Mari Mathias, drawing upon both artists’ profound respect, knowledge, and expertise in musical storytelling, blending ancient and contemporary stories and musical genres. It offers listeners a glimpse into Welsh and Gambian folklore that resonates with modern times

02/03/2026

Cymraeg Mandinka Connections with Sura Susso and Mari Mathias this Friday at Queens Hall Narberth.

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25/02/2026

A little compilation of Cymraeg Mandinka Connections show at Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre with Sura Susso & Mari Mathias.

If you like this then they will be at Acapela Studio in Caerdydd tonight with a workshop this afternoon with Oasis Cardiff. Hopefully see some familiar faces today!

05/01/2026

Happy New Year Blwyddyn Newydd Dda, looking forward to sharing some more great music with you in 2026. Starting with:

Cymraeg Mandinka Connections with Sura Susso & Mari Mathias 2026 Tour!

20th February: Galeri (Caernarfon)

21st February: Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre

25th February: Acapela Studio, Cardiff

6th March: Queens Hall Narberth

11th April: Wanderfal Festival (The Cornish Bank), Falmouth

Tickets links: www.chanyaculture.com

With support from Tŷ Cerdd
Thanks to African Night Fever Yaram