 His reputation as a major commercial force was enhanced in the process, and he built up the prominent Soso community around Lungi in the Kafu Bullom country.Dala Modu was born in 1770 in Wonkafong, Sumbuya near Conakry, Guinea into a family of traders.His father, Fenda Modu, had been advisor to the King of Sumbuya and Headman of Wonkafong.