Sona Jobarteh
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Sona Jobarteh is a Gambian-British musician and composer renowned as one of the first prominent female virtuosos of the West African kora and a modern innovator of griot musical traditions.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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griot ⓘ human ⓘ kora player ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| album |
Afro-Acoustic Soul
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Badinyaa Kumoo NERFINISHED ⓘ Fasiya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Gambia
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| composedFor | Motherland film soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | griot tradition ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1983-10-17 ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | Afro-Acoustic Soul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Royal College of Music
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SOAS University of London NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mandinka people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Jobarteh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Sanneh Jobarteh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cultural preservation
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music education ⓘ |
| founded | Gambia Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
West African music
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world music ⓘ |
| givenName | Sona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | kora ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | Mandinka ⓘ |
| name | Sona Jobarteh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Gambian-British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first prominent female kora virtuosos
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modern innovation of griot musical traditions ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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educator ⓘ instrumentalist ⓘ musician ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Festival au Désert
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WOMAD festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedWith | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| relative |
Amadu Bansang Jobarteh
NERFINISHED
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Toumani Diabaté NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
band leader
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vocalist ⓘ |
| website | https://sonajobarteh.com/ ⓘ |
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