Sona Jobarteh

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Sona Jobarteh is the first female Kora virtuoso to come from a West African Griot family. 

Breaking away from tradition, she is a modern day pioneer in an ancient, male-dominated hereditary tradition that has been exclusively handed down from father to son for the past seven centuries. 

She has modernised the presentation of Kora music bringing a rhythmic edge to her compositions which is very up to date and fits her remarkable singing.