Sona Jobarteh is the first female virtuoso player of the kora, a traditional African instrument described as a cross between a harp, a lute, and a guitar. Her mastery is made even more impressive considering the instrument's complexity.
Described as a cross between a harp, a lute, and a guitar, the kora is part of a musical tradition that dates back to the 13th-century Mali Empire, which stretched across much of West Africa. The tradition has been passed down from father to son — man to man — in a special set of families ever since. was born into one of those five families, called griots. The daughter of a Gambian father and British mother, she is the first griot woman to play the kora professionally.
Constructed from a type of gourd called a calabash, koras typically have 21 strings. The strings can be difficult to keep in tune, particularly when the instrument, traditionally played in the steadily warm weather of Africa, experiences cold climates. To combat this temperature challenge and be able to bring her kora around the world, Jobarteh has innovated in how she builds the instrument's neck.
Although she has studied the instrument for years and now performs around the world, Jobarteh said she does not yet feel she has"mastered" the kora.
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