Sona Jobarteh

Sona Jobarteh (born 1983) is a multi-instrumentalist and composer from the Gambia. 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 cousin of the celebrated kora player Toumani Diabate, and is the sister of the diaspora kora player Tunde Jegede.

Sona Jobarteh

Sona Jobarteh (born 1983) is a multi-instrumentalist and composer from the Gambia. 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 cousin of the celebrated kora player Toumani Diabate, and is the sister of the diaspora kora player Tunde Jegede.