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Sona Jobarteh

1983 - Today

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Sona Jobarteh (born 1983) is a Gambian multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer. She is from one of the five principal kora-playing griot families of West Africa, and is the first female professional kora player to come from a griot family. She is the cousin of the celebrated kora player Toumani Diabaté, and is the sister of the diaspora kora player Tunde Jegede. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sona Jobarteh is the 1,441st most popular composer, the 7,138th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,096th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular British Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Sona Jobarteh ranks 1,441 out of 1,451. Before her are Eric Whitacre, Anu Malik, Bombay Jayashri, Benjamin Wallfisch, Anirudh Ravichander, and Steven Price. After her are Murray Gold, Igor Khoroshev, Venetian Snares, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Nicholas Britell, and Agata Zubel.

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Among people born in 1983, Sona Jobarteh ranks 671. Before her are Daniela Iraschko-Stolz, Veaceslav Gojan, Fran Vázquez, Amantle Montsho, Teo, and Mari Yaguchi. After her are Sherif Ekramy, Srđan Lakić, Silambarasan, Félix Borja, Emad Moteab, and Karine Vanasse.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sona Jobarteh ranks 7,140 out of 8,785. Before her are Pete Dunne (1993), Marc Albrighton (1989), Roy Carroll (1977), Mike Paradinas (1971), Eliza Bennett (1992), and Max Beesley (1971). After her are Neil Adams (1958), Andri Guðjohnsen (2002), Georgia Groome (1992), Kate Ashfield (1972), Dean Henderson (1997), and Chris Grayling (1962).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Sona Jobarteh ranks 103. Before her are Elisabeth Lutyens (1906), William Alwyn (1905), Judith Weir (1954), Rupert Gregson-Williams (1966), Benjamin Wallfisch (1979), and Steven Price (1977). After her are Murray Gold (1969), and Alma Deutscher (2005).

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