Music & Performing Arts

Pa Bobo Jobarteh

Kora player, singer and songwriter

A Gambian legacy

Pa Bobo Jobarteh is a Brikama musician from the Jobarteh family of kora players. He performs as a singer, arranger and composer, combining inherited repertoire with Afro-Manding band music. His work includes the Touba Kaira Band and the song Oh Gambia Peace, Love and Unity.

THEIR MARK ON HISTORY

01Performed in The Gambia independence anniversary music celebrations in 2000.

02Performed internationally at WOMAD and other festivals.

KoraAfro-MandingBrikama

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