Group

Mandingo Griot Society

From
Chicago, United States
Since
1978–present
Releases
3

Members

  • Hamid Drake 1978–now other vocals, drums (drum set), tabla, shakers
  • Joe Thomas 1978–now other vocals, electric bass guitar, shakers
  • Adam Rudolph 1978–now, now · original member other vocals, percussion, congas, bongos, timbales, bell, djembe, talking drum
  • Bill Brimfield now additional, trumpet
  • John Markiss now guitar
  • John Marsh now electric bass guitar
  • Foday Musa Suso 1978, · original member · former lead vocals, harmonica, kora, mbira, shakers, balafon, bass drum, donso ngɔni, eponymous

Discography

Albums 2
EPs 1

Links

Artist rename

Founder

Also known as

Foday Suso and The Mandingo Griot Society

Identifiers

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.