![]() Performances of Sona Jobarteh in a trio format with a percussionist and Two tracks are taken from video clips of recent Of lyricism including multi-tracked vocals and a truly subtle use of Simple, but in reality the pieces are exquisitely crafted with layers Movie soundtrack has an open sky, long journey ambiance to it. Gentle grooves with beguiling melodies featuring string-voiced vamps,Įnriched by the floating beauty of Jobarteh sotto-voiced cooing. The selections are not songs in the western sense, instead they are ![]() These tracks have aįloating, meditative atmosphere-incense, candles, quiet contemplation. The movie soundtrack that Jobarteh composed. The next six songs on the Mixtape are from Motherland , The first six tracks on the Mixtape are from Afro-Acoustic Soul and at least half of them would not be out of place in the format for contemporary urban radio. Sweet/bitter love and conscious statements exhorting self-awareness and Her debut album, the songs are divided mainly between songs of Her singing voice is both soft and strong, lilting and Kora is her major instrument it sounds somewhat like a harp but more Wide divide between her European education and her more traditional Young career, my interest in her music is in how she negotiates the It would be easy to go gaga over her accomplishments thus far in her She also sings and composes including scoring for movies. In addition to the kora, she is a proficient guitarist. Study composition at the Purcell School of Music. She studied the cello, the piano and the harpsichord. She attended London’s prestigious Royal College of Music, where When she was four she performed at the Jazz Café in But she is much, much more than a novelty act.įormally studied music in England and the Gambia. Sona has spent significant time in bothĮngland and Gambia, and is considered the first major female kora The sister of Tunde Jegede who directs the African Classical MusicĮnsemble, with whom Sona tours. She is the cousin of celebrated kora master Toumani Diabate and is also In Gambia he was acclaimed as a major griot and kora player. Is the granddaughter of Amadu Bansang Jobarteh, who migrated from Mali Quintessential example of this development. In a particular musical genre, their works reflect diverse influencesĮven as they champion an African essence. Most of them are at leastīilingual, and many of them are polyglot. With their African heritages - both directly from the motherlandĬontinent of Africa and via the various diaspora homelands, Them are of mixed racial heritage, but all of them strongly identified ![]() Is a new term for European born/African heritage people. ![]()
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