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FREE WITH TICKET | TUESDAY, JULY 25 | NOTE UPDATED START TIME: 7.30PM
Due to delays caused by weather conditions earlier today, this show is now scheduled to begin at 7:30PM. The lawn will be open to ticket-holders at 6PM; note that sound-check might still be in progress when you enter.
Full Band Show. FREE TICKETS ONLINE VIA RESERVE BUTTON BELOW AND AT THE BOX OFFICE WINDOW.
“Sona Jobarteh is Africa’s first female griot kora virtuoso, and also a fine singer and composer, blending traditional music, blues and Afropop to impressive effect” –Robin Denselow, The Guardian
Sona Jobarteh is a world-renowned multi-instrumentalist and composer from the Gambia whose lineage carries a formidable reputation for distinguished Kora masters of the West African Griot tradition. After years of training on the Kora starting at the age of three, Jobarteh has developed her unique sound, seamlessly blending traditional Mande music, blues, Afro pop,and rock while fronting her four-piece music ensemble.
She has performed to crowds from the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles to Symphony Space in New York and has sold out the Barbican in London, Cologne’s Philharmonie, and the Seine Musicale in Paris. These performances are underpinned by her skills as a composer arising from her early days at London’s RCM and Purcell School of Music.
Jobarteh scored the films Motherland in 2010, and Beast starring Idris Elba, in 2022. She co-wrote a track on LL Cool J’s latest with QTip and was recently featured on CBS’s 60 Minutes news magazine.
Jobarteh and her music have touched audiences from all backgrounds and cultures. Her captivating live performances radiate with a distinctive voice, singing and playing infectious melodies on Kora and acoustic guitar with a graceful onstage presence that has propelled her rise to international acclaim.
Enjoy Sona Jobarteh's music video "Gambia" in celebration of the Golden Jubilee of Independence for the Gambia in 2015.
Photo: Courtesy of Artist
The Levitt Pavilion 2023 Season includes over 50 shows presented free-of-charge (free-ticket shows) - as well as our Stars on Tour series and Gala - to fill your spring, summer and fall with music, performing arts and more.
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July 25, 2023 | 7:30 pm