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A number of them are of mixed racial heritage, but all of them strongly identified with their african heritages both directly from the motherland continent of africa and via the various diaspora homelands, particularly brazil and. Sona jobarteh tickets, 2020 concert tour dates ticketmaster. Her cousins are madou sidiki diabate and toumani diabate and she is the sister of tunde jegede. Kadialy kouyate 1 uk tour date seckou keita 26 uk tour dates diabel cissokho 1 uk tour date. I am anticipating a great performance due to sonas outstanding reputation as a vocalist, multiinstrumentalist, and composer. She is the granddaughter of the master griot of his generation, amadu bansang jobarteh, cousin of the wellknown, celebrated. The music the world concert concierto sona jobarteh africa festival. Sona jobarteh is the first female kora player to come from a griot family, as well as a vocalist, multiinstrumentalist and composer from the gambia and the uk. Sona jobarteh listen and stream free music, albums, new.
Sep 04, 2015 sona jobarteh at brave festival photo. Get all the lyrics to songs by sona jobarteh and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Heading a fourmember group, one of the exciting young stars of world music today gives her first concert in hungary at mupa budapest. See more ideas about music, world music and youtube. But this music has an emotional flow that transports you to a heavenly world of pure emotional beauty. Find sona jobarteh discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Browse sona jobarteh tour dates and order tickets for upcoming concerts near you.
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Gambian singersongwriter sona jobarteh is the first female virtuoso of the kora, the 21string west african harp, to emerge from the ranks of the griot caste of musicians and storytellers. Kora sales, buy koras, fasiya cd sona jobarteh online shop. As a multiinstrumentalist, singer, composer and producer sona. Topics sona jobarteh africa festival, concert, the music the world. Sona jobarteh t his concert starts with a slinky riff from guitarist derek johnson, backed by bass, drums and percussion. She was born in 1983 into one of the five principal koraplaying griot families from west africa she. View tickets fans who like sona jobarteh also like. Purchase this online exclusive signed copy of sona jobarteh s landmark album fasiya.
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She is the granddaughter of the master griot amadu bansang jobarteh and cousin to the celebrated kora maestro toumani diabate. Sona is also a fine singer, with a cool, laidback style, fronting a seasoned, four man afro beat group. She is the granddaughter of the master griot amadu bansang whilst her cousin is he wellknown, celebrated kora player toumani diabate. Buy koras and the latest albums from sona jobarteh. Her debut album was afroacoustic soul, containing songs about bittersweet love and social themes. She stands as she plays, demonstrating elegant and intricate musicianship.
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