Virtuoso of the kora, a west African stringed instrument, Gambian Sona Jobarteh is the first woman to play it professionally: an affront to tradition which reserves this practice for griot men, transmitters of oral history, to preserve the mysteries of this sacred object. Watch in for more details!

First professional female kora player shakes up traditions

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First professional female kora player shakes up traditions