Know About ‘Kora Player’ Sona Jobarteh’s Husband And Son!

Sona Jobarteh is a British singer, songwriter, and musician who was born on October 17, 1983, and has Gambian roots. She is from one of the five main griot families in West Africa that play the kora, and she is the first professional female kora player from a griot family.

She is the sister of the famous kora player Tunde Jegede and the cousin of the famous kora player Toumani Diabate.

Apart from her professional life, her personal life is the main concern for her fans. Keep reading this post till the end to know the details regarding Sona’s private life.

Does Sona Jobarteh Have A Husband?

Professionally, Sona Jobarteh is a very open person, but when it comes to her personal life, she is very quiet. She has never talked in public about her marriage or relationships.

It’s not known whether she’s married or not. One thing we know is that she has a 15-year-old son. She said in an interview with CBS News, “Using music, I can talk to anyone from anywhere in the world. I have no other way of doing that. “

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She is also teaching her 15-year-old son Sidiki, a talented balafon player, the tradition. And the next link from the griot’s past to its future.

Sidiki Jobarteh-Codjoe is the full name of her son. It looks like Codjoe is his father’s last name.

We would update you when any new information comes out .

Know About Sona Jobarteh’s Music Career

She played her first show at London’s Jazz Café when she was four years old. She also played at several festivals when she was young.

As a music student, she worked on a number of orchestral projects, such as “River of Sound” with the Irish Chamber Orchestra and Evelyn Glennie. She also worked with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, Milton Keynes City Orchestra, and the Viva Chamber Orchestra on other projects.

In 2002, she performed in Vienna with the famous jazz vocalist Cleveland Watkiss. She was also part of his show at the Barbican in London, where he opened for Cassandra Wilson. She was also part of Damon Albarn’s Mali Music Project, which Jools Holland later heard.

Afro-Acoustic Soul was her first album, and it had songs about love and social issues. Some of the songs on this album could be played on more traditional European radio stations. Her second was Fasiya (2011). She makes a guest appearance on the 2021 album Djourou by Ballake Sissoko.

Jobarteh also teaches the kora in London. She helped set up a music school in the Gambia with her father, Sanjally Jobarteh. The school was named after her famous grandfather.

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Meet Sona Joberteh On Social Media

Sona can be found on Instagram right now under the name @sonajobarteh. She has a huge number of fans: 54.4K people follow her. She wrote in her bio, “Sona Jobarteh Musician/band First Female Kora Virtuoso | Singer | Composer | Educator | Activist | Director of The Gambia Academy linktr.ee/sonajobarteh.”

Her latest post says, “I’m looking forward to seeing my feature on 60 Minutes tomorrow at 7 pm EST. Check out this trailer just released – go to my bio – The program will be available on YouTube following the screening tomorrow, watch this space for the link once it’s up!”