Sona Jobarteh was born in London to a family of Gambian griots, musicians and storytellers who maintain the oral tradition that keeps the histories of their people alive. Jobarteh’s family is one of ...

Jeremy Siegel: This is GBH's Morning Edition. The musical instrument called the kora has been played almost exclusively by men since the 13th century, strictly passed down as a family tradition in ...

Sona Jobarteh is quite a busy woman. In addition to leading her own band and creating her own albums, she frequently makes guest appearances on recordings, speaks as an activist before the United ...

In West African societies such as those in The Gambia, griots are the keepers of oral tradition. These musicians and poets, who are born into their task through family lineage, are also historians, ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. WMI will bring back critically-acclaimed Gambian kora virtuoso Sona Jobarteh for ...

The spirit of Sona Jobarteh’s musical work stands on the mighty shoulders of The West African Griot Tradition; she is a living archive of the Gambian people. With one ear on the family’s historic ...

Sona Jobarteh. Photo by Tony Rath, courtesy of the artist. Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find elsewhere. Sign up In many West African cultures, ...

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Gambian kora virtuoso and singer Sona Jobarteh will be performing at the Music Haven concert series in Schenectady's Central Park. The show is scheduled for July 23 at 7 p.m.

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