Monday, January 17, 2022
Sona Jobarteh interview: “It’s either education or your culture, and that was a big problem for me”
By Lucy Hallam
Gambian kora player Sona Jobarteh speaks to Lucy Hallam about how she is shaking up the continent’s antiquated education system and dragging the griot tradition into the 21st century
Sona Jobarteh (photo: Rob O'Connor)
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