Music & Performing Arts

Sona Jobarteh

Kora virtuoso, composer and educator

A Gambian legacy

Sona Jobarteh is a Gambian-British kora player, singer and composer from a hereditary musical family. Her professional career has challenged the convention of male kora performance within griot dynasties. She founded The Gambia Academy in 2015, connecting formal education with African cultural knowledge, music and history.

THEIR MARK ON HISTORY

01Founded The Gambia Academy in 2015.

02Composed the soundtrack for Motherland in 2010.

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SOURCES & FURTHER READING01Official biography

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