ArtistInfo

Sona Jobarteh

voc, acg, *1983 GB, The Gambia
Singer / Musician / Composer of World, Folk and Soundtrack
A.k.a. Maya Jobarteh Maya Sona Jobarteh

Sona Jobarteh (1983)is the first female professional kora player to come from a Griot family, as well as a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer from the Gambia and the UK. She was born in 1983 into one of the five principal Kora-playing Griot families from West Africa. She is the granddaughter of the Master Griot of his generation, Amadu Bansang Jobarteh, and cousin of the well-known, celebrated Kora player Toumani Diabate and she is also the sister of the renowned Diaspora Kora player Tunde Jegede.

Instruments

• Vocals
• Acoustic guitar
• Bass
• Percussion
• Electric guitar

Genres

• World
• Folk
• Soundtrack