Sona Jobarteh is a Gambian multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer. She is from one of the five principal kora-playing griot families of West Africa, and is the first female professional kora player to come from a griot family.
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It becomes a universal language. I can talk with anybody from anywhere in the world using music. I can't do that in any other form
Sona Jobarteh: Expanding the unique musical tradition of West Africa's kora 6 August 2023
We often forget to talk of the men when we talk of the female
SONA JOBARTEH: “I WANTED TO GET RECOGNITION FOR PLAYING THE KORA NOT FOR BEING A WOMAN” 5 October 2022
I can’t say that I have a positive outlook on African leadership without questioning, and actually treating it as an emergency, to deal with our education system
Sona Jobarteh interview: “It’s either education or your culture, and that was a big problem for me 17 January 2022
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Sona Jobarteh is a Gambian multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer. She is from one of the five principal kora-playing griot families of West Africa, and is the first female professional kora player to come from a griot family. She is the granddaughter of kora virtuoso Amadu Bansang Jobarteh, cousin of the celebrated kora player Toumani Diabaté, and is the sister of the diaspora kora player Tunde Jegede.
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