Sona Jobarteh :: Female kora virtuoso
Sona Jobarteh
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Sona Jobarteh hails from a long West African tradition of Griots and kora players; her grandfather was the master Griot Amadu Bansang Jobarteh (and cousin to the celebrated Kora maestro Toumani Diabaté).
Creating her own history, she has broken from the male-dominated kora tradition to become the family’s first female virtuoso of the instrument.
Here Sona Jobarteh performs the traditional Malian song, Jarabi, accompanied by Femi Temowo on guitar and percussionist Robert Fordjour.
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bbcafrica on Feb 28, 2011
Sona Jobarteh hails from a long West African tradition of Griots and kora players; her grandfather was the master Griot Amadu Bansang Jobarteh.
With a debut album and a film score already available, Sona is working on tracks for her second album release, Fasiya. She came to Bush House to perform a video session for BBC Network Africa. On this track Sona Jobarteh plays acoustic guitar and is accompanied by Femi Temowo on electric guitar and Robert Fordjour on percussion.