Artist

Sumy

Surinam-Dutch funk musician, singer, songwriter and producer, born August 24, 1957 in Paramaribo, Surinam. Sumy is the nickname given to him by his friends, short for 'Surinam Baby'. Initially playing on selfmade instruments as a hobby, Sumy started his music career in 1979 with buying real instruments (a Hammond organ, a Rhodes piano and a PPG synthesizer), writing, recording and releasing his first single on his own independent label [L=Sumy Records] and performing with his band 'The Freaky Thangs'. Thanks to radio DJ Theo Stokkink the single picked up airplay. To get a better distribution of music he got a license deal at Philips Records, Hilversum for his next singles. All his music is currently governed by his record company [L=Galaxy Europe Music]. Since 1986, he goes by the name Krisnallah and from 2002 by Krisnallah Sumy.