Sona Jobarteh, a Gambian singer and skilled kora player is set to perform on Sunday, November 28, at Milton Court Concert Hall. Sonah and her band will play two sets that day at 6:30pm and 8:30pm
Sona is the first female professional kora virtuoso in the centuries-old West African griot tradition, which brings together music, storytelling and oral history. She has developed her career, overcoming barriers in this male-dominated hereditary tradition that has been exclusively handed down from father to son for the past seven centuries.
Sona Jobarteh opened her Academy in Gambia in 2016. It is the first school to deliver a mainstream academic curriculum at a high level; providing a platform for her to become a powerful speaker in the areas of social development and educational reform in Africa.
More information at www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2021/event/sona-jobarteh
(headline image: Sona Jobarteh at the Carrboro Arts Center – Photo by Angel Romero)
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Wish Ms Sona Jobarteh all the very best.