Sona Jobarteh
- January 8, 2024
- Musician Of Kora
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Sona Jobarteh |
| Occupation | Musician Of Kora |
| Date Of Birth | Oct 17, 1983(1983-10-17) |
| Age | 41 |
| Birthplace | London |
| Country | Gambia |
| Horoscope | Libra |
Sona Jobarteh Biography
| Name | Sona Jobarteh |
| Birthday | Oct 17 |
| Birth Year | 1983 |
| Place Of Birth | London |
| Birth Country | Gambia |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Parents | Sanjally Jobarteh |
| Siblings | Tunde Jegede |
Sona Jobarteh is one of the most popular and richest Musician Of Kora who was born on October 17, 1983 in London, Gambia. She is the grandchild of the master Griot Amadu Bansang Jobsang (b.1915) who moved across the border from Mali into the Gambia. Her cousin is well-known and renowned Kora player, Toumani Diabate. She is the mother of English (Galina Chester?). Her son is named Sidiki Jobarteh Codjoe, who was born in 2010.
The album she released as her debut is Afro-Acoustic Soul, containing songs about sweet love and social issues. The influences that are present on the album are mixed in with songs that can play on standard European broadcast formats. The second album she released album was Fasiya (2011).
Sona Jobarteh first made her appearance as filmmaker music composer back in
- She was hired to compose the soundtrack for an documentary film on Africa called Motherland.
Sona Jobarteh Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Musician Of Kora |
| House | Living in own house. |
Sona Jobarteh is one of the richest Musician Of Kora from Gambia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sona Jobarteh 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Sona Jobarteh is a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer from the Gambia and the UK. Born in 1983, she was to one of five major Kora-playing Griot families of West Africa – she is the first professional female Kora player who comes from an Griot family. She is the grandchild of the Master Griot of his generation Amadu Bansang Jobsang, cousin of the famed and renowned Kora player toumani Diabate and her sister to the famous Diaspora Kora athlete Tunde Jegede.
In 2002, she was in Vienna together with jazz legend singer Cleveland Watkiss, also forming an element of his support band for Cassandra Wilson at the Barbican in London. She also appeared on Damon Albarn’s Mali Music Project which was later performed by Jools Holland.
She has collaborated on stage with Oumou Sangaré, Toumani Diabaté, Kasse Made Diabaté and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Jobarteh is a regular member of her brother Tunde Jegede’s African Classical Music Ensemble, which has toured England, Ireland, Africa and parts of the Caribbean. She has contributed to his albums Malian Royal Court Music and Lamentations, for which she composed two pieces, one of which also featured on the album Trance Planet Vol. 5 (released on Triloka records, Virgin in the US). She also works with the distinguished spoken-word artist HKB FiNN as an instrumentalist, co-writer, singer and producer. For her solo work, such as her performance at the 2014 Festival Internacional Cervantino, in Mexico, she has a band with members Kari Bannermann on electric guitar, Kyazi Lugangira on acoustic guitar, Mamadou Sarr on African percussion, Alexander Boateng on drums and Andi McLean on the bass.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Who is Sona Jobarteh Dating?
According to our records, Sona Jobarteh is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Sona Jobarteh’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Sona Ranked on the list of most popular Musician Of Kora. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Gambia. Sona Jobarteh celebrates birthday on October 17 of every year.
Who is Sona jobarteh father?
Sanjally Jobarteh
Where is Sona jobarteh from?
London, United Kingdom
How old is Sona jobarteh?
38 years (October 17, 1983)
When was Sona jobarteh born?
October 17, 1983 (age 38 years)
What language does Sona jobarteh speak?
She sings in Mandinka , a language spoken by one of Gambia’s many ethnic groups, and the words descended like rainfall on the audience in northern England. Like her father and relatives stretching back generations, Ms. Jobarteh is a griot — a musician or poet whose tradition is preserved through the family bloodline.