Where:
Somerville Theatre
55 Davis Square
Somerville, Massachusetts 02144
Admission:
$35
Categories:
Music, Performing Arts
Event website:
https://www.globalartslive.org/content/event_page/9889/
Born into a griot family from The Gambia that includes her legendary cousin, Toumani Diabaté, Sona Jobarteh is the first woman within the tradition to become a professional virtuoso on the kora, a West African stringed instrument. Effortlessly blending different musical styles, Jobarteh and her electric Afropop band play songs about cultural identity, gender, education, love, and respect.