Amadu Bansang Jobarteh
Kora virtuoso and oral historian
Died 2001Amadu Bansang Jobarteh was a Gambian kora master associated with the transmission of Manding music and oral history. His work included international teaching, festival performances and recordings. He also became an important influence on later musicians, including his student Tunde Jegede and granddaughter Sona Jobarteh.
01Recorded Kora Manding: Mandinka Music of the Gambia in 1972.
02Taught and performed internationally, including at the University of Washington.
Photo: University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archive; undated photograph by Mike Urban (https://web.archive.org/web/20100610154111/http://www.music.washington.edu/ethno/bansang.html) · Fair use. Cropped or framed for display. AI-assisted resolution enhancement. View original photograph.