Sona Jobarteh: Changing the tradition of kora playing to ensure its survival

World Music Matters - A podcast by RFI English

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Sona Jobarteh comes from a long West African tradition of Griots and kora players from Mali and The Gambia. She's become one of the rare women in the world to master the 21-string instrument which is traditionally reserved to men. She talks to RFI about working within the tradition to be better able to expand it.