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Template:Multiple issuesSona Jobarteh is the first female kora player to come from a Griot family, as well as a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer from the Gambia and the UK. She was born in 1983 into one of the five principal Kora-playing Griot families from West Africa. She is the granddaughter of the Master Griot of his generation, Amadu Bansang Jobarteh, and cousin of the well-known, celebrated Kora player Toumani Diabate and she is also the sister of the renowned Diaspora Kora player Tunde Jegede.
| Net Worth | $8 Million |
| Date Of Birth | 1983-01-01 |
| Profession | Music Department, Soundtrack, Sound Department |
| Nicknames | Sona Jobarteh, Jobarteh, Sona |
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | Sister of Tunde Jegede, a Kora player and film composer. |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Little Stones | 2017 | Documentary musician: kora completed | |
| Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | 2013 | soloist: vocals | |
| The First Grader | 2010 | featured vocalist | |
| Broken Embraces | 2009 | musician: Kora Player | |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Our Story Our Voice | 2007 | Documentary writer: "If I...", "Birkama", "Fountain of a people's hope" | |
| 500 Years Later | 2005 | Documentary performer: "Menon Ba", "Lifesaver" - as Maya Jobarteh / writer: "If I...", "Lifesaver" - as Maya Jobarteh | |
Sound Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Our Story Our Voice | 2007 | Documentary sound editor | |
| 500 Years Later | 2005 | Documentary sound editor - as Maya Jobarteh | |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Idea | 2006 | Short | Vanity girl |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Motherland | 2010 | Documentary | |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| 500 Years Later | 2005 | Documentary | Herself - Kora Player (as Maya Jobarteh) |
Known for movies
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