Sona Jobarteh

GPTKB entity

Statements (133)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musician
gptkb:players
gptkbp:active_years 2010-present
gptkbp:active_years_start gptkb:2010
gptkbp:associated_act gptkb:Sona_Jobarteh_Band
gptkb:Gambia's_National_Dance_Company
gptkb:Gambia's_National_Youth_Orchestra
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:World_Music_Network
world music
West African music
Gambian culture
gptkbp:award Best Female Artist at the 2019 International Music Awards
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Cultural_Ambassador_Award_2021
Best Female Artist at the 2019 International Music Awards
Best Kora Player at the 2020 African Music Awards
gptkbp:birth_date October 17, 1983
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Oumou_Sangaré
gptkb:Salif_Keita
gptkb:Angelique_Kidjo
gptkb:Baaba_Maal
gptkb:Youssou_N'_Dour
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Baaba_Maal
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Music
gptkbp:family gptkb:Jobarteh_family
Jali family
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Afro-pop
gptkb:music
Afrobeat
African music
gptkbp:has_child gptkb:musician
gptkb:Composer
gptkb:Producer
gptkb:Singer
gptkb:arranger
gptkb:songwriter
gptkb:educators
gptkb:music_education
gptkb:music_production
gptkb:performers
cultural ambassador
music innovator
band leader
music historian
music advocate
music ambassador
music researcher
music activist
Kora player
music therapist
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sona Jobarteh
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Kasse_Mady_Diabaté
gptkb:Rokia_Traoré
gptkb:Bassekou_Kouyaté
gptkb:Mory_Kanté
gptkb:Oumou_Sangaré
gptkb:Salif_Keita
gptkb:Toumani_Diabaté
gptkb:folk_music
gptkb:Youssou_N'_Dour
gptkb:Ali_Farka_Touré
gptkb:Gambian_griots
Western classical music
Jazz fusion
Khaled
her father
her mother
African music traditions
World music fusion
Contemporary music styles
Cultural heritage of Gambia
Her father, Amadu Bansang Jobarteh
Her grandfather, a master Kora player
Her mother, a traditional Gambian musician
Gambian music tradition
Malian music tradition
West African music tradition
gptkbp:influences gptkb:jazz
Blues
blues
classical music
West African music
traditional Gambian music
Traditional Gambian Music
Traditional Gambian music
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Kora
kora
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:piano
gptkb:guitar
Percussion
Vocals
vocals
percussion
gptkbp:known_for cultural ambassador
female kora player
reviving the kora tradition
gptkbp:label Sona Jobarteh Music
gptkbp:music_videos gptkb:Gambia_(Official_Video)
gptkb:Kora_(Live_Performance)
Fasiya (Official Video)
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
Gambian
gptkbp:notable_album Fasiya
gptkbp:notable_song gptkb:Gambia
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Gambia's_National_Youth_Orchestra
Fasiya
Sona Jobarteh: The Kora Player
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:singer-songwriter
gptkb:Composer
gptkb:Singer
gptkb:arranger
gptkb:educators
gptkbp:performance_venue gptkb:Glastonbury_Festival
gptkb:Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe
gptkb:Royal_Albert_Hall
gptkb:Womad_Festival
gptkbp:performances gptkb:Womad_Festival
cultural events
international festivals
concert tours
gptkbp:record_label gptkb:Harmonia_Mundi
Sona Jobarteh Music
gptkbp:social_media gptkb:Twitter
gptkb:Instagram
gptkb:You_Tube
gptkb:Facebook
@sonajobarteh on Instagram
@sonajobarteh on Twitter
Sona Jobarteh on Facebook
gptkbp:website sonajobarteh.com
gptkbp:years_active 2010-present
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Damon_Albarn's_Africa_Express
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5