Sona Jobarteh - GAMBIA - LIVE at Musica Mundo Festival Amersfoort 2022
Performance 25 june 2022
Sona Jobarteh is not only a fantastic singer, but also the first female virtuoso on the kora, the traditional West African string instrument with the distinctive sparkling sound. That makes her a pioneer in a tradition that has been passed on only from father to son for the past seven centuries. In this tradition of griots, troubadours, it forms a living archive of the Gambian people. With one ear to the family's historic reputation, one to its future legacy, and her heart in both places, she is preparing a place today for the next generation.
Jobarteh studied at the London Conservatory and then returned to Africa. This is how her eclectic mix of blues, afro-pop and traditional music was born.
The Musica Mundo Festival takes place annually in the open air at the Lieve Vrouwekerkhof in the center of Amersfoort. (the Netherlands)
The festival is free to enter.
