🇬🇲 Gambian musician Sona Jobarteh is the first woman to play the #kora professionally, breaking a male dominated tradition. She is now inspiring hundreds and popularizing this traditional and sacred instrument on the international stage. Story by Sophie Lamotte for Eye on Africa - France 24 ⤵️ | FRANCE 24 English
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14K views · 465 reactions | “I don’t actually compare [the kora] to anything… I compare other things to the kora,” musician Sona Jobarteh says. Jobarteh is the first woman to master the kora. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sona-jobarteh-kora-60-minutes-2022-12-25/ | 60 Minutes | Facebook
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afroarchive on Instagram: "Sona Jobarteh is the first female professional Kora player from a griot family. The Gambian virtuoso performs a rendition of Jarabi (Beloved), a traditional standard, on BBC News Africa accompanied by Femi Temowo on guitar and percussionist Robert Fordjour. Source: Sona Jobarteh - Jarabi on BBC News Africa on YouTube"
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