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Sona Jobarteh at City Winery
Thursday March 17, 2022 08:00 PM EDT
Cost: $36-$50
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CL Critic Doug DeLoach Recommends: Born into a Griot family from The Gambia, Sona Jobarteh is widely recognized as the first professional, female kora player. Her music combines a rich, ancient cultural heritage and a beautifully accessible modern style. A humanitarian activist and advocate for social development and educational reform in Africa, Jobarteh is the founding Director of The Gambia Academy. -DD
From the venue:
Africa’s first female Griot Kora virtuoso and singer, Sona Jobarteh creates a fine blend of traditional music, blues and Afropop.Featuring
Sona Jobarteh Group
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 cousin of the celebrated kora player Toumani Diabaté, and ...
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Sona Jobarteh at City Winery | 03/17/2022 8:00 PM