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West Africa: Kora Virtuoso SONA Jobarteh Bucks West Africa Gender Trend

30th December 2022
[RFI] The kora - a stringed instrument that combines the features of a lute and a harp - is traditionally reserved for men in West Africa, but that hasn't stopped British-Gambian artist Sona Jobarteh from carving out her own place alongside its greatest players.

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