Sona Jobarteh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Sona Jobarteh

Gambian musician

Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1983

Place of Birth: London

Profession: musician

Nationality: United Kingdom, Gambia

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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Sona Jobarteh is a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer from the Gambia and the UK.
She was born in 1983 into one of the five principal Kora-playing Griot families from West Africa – she is the first female professional kora player to come from a Griot family.
She is the granddaughter of the Master Griot of his generation, Amadu Bansang Jobarteh, cousin of the well-known, celebrated Kora player Toumani Diabate as well as the sister of the renowned Diaspora Kora player Tunde Jegede.