Sona Jobarteh

Sona Jobarteh (born 1983) 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.

The Instrumental S - 2025-05-16T00:00:00.000000Z

THE FORCE - 2024-09-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Mami Wata (Original Motion Picture Score) - 2023-11-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Black Man Walk - 2023-07-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Badinyaa Kumoo - 2022-09-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Beast (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Babilonia - 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Djourou - 2021-04-09T00:00:00.000000Z

All Together Now: 15 Years of The Richmond Folk Festival Live - 2019-10-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Putumayo Presents World Yoga - 2012-10-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Fasiya - 2011-06-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Motherland - The Score - 2011-04-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Ubuntu (Remix) - 2025-03-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Black Code Suite - 2024-09-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Saya (Remix) - 2024-05-31T00:00:00.000000Z

Jarabi - 2022-08-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Gambia - 2015-12-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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