Africa and music. Sona Jobarteh and Kaja Bryx

Sona Jobarteh is the first female Kora virtuoso to come from a prestigious west African Griot family. Breaking away from tradition, she is a modern day pioneer in an ancient, maledominated hereditary tradition that has been exclusively handed down from father to son for the past seven centuries. Also a composer, producer and multiinstrumentalists, Sona is one of the most exciting new talents from the West African Griot tradition to hit the stage in recent years. Sona has an effortless ability to blend mus