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Artist Profiles: Dembo Jobarteh

Dembo Jobarteh was a member of a well know jeli family (known as Jobarteh in Gambia and Diabate in Mali). His father played the kora and his mother was a griot [jali] singer. Dembo was born in 1976 in Niani Kayai, The Gambia. From an early age on he was ... read more

Gambia: First Local International Kora Festival in the Offing

"The economy of Brikama will be boosted by the two-week of visitors stay in festival camps, eating and sleeping in Brikama and also buying art ... Jobarteh and also celebrating the Balafong griots such as the late Fabala Kanuteh, Bana Kanuteh and Dembo ... read more

Art exhibits

Reception, 5 to 8 p.m. June 1. EASTON GALLERY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS, 21 Hanson St., Suite 100, Easton, features artists Arthur Ransome, Donald Vetter, Gary Faulkner, Gordon Risk, John Davis, Lin Layton and owner Steve Dembo. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m ... read more

Artist Profiles: Malamini Jobarteh

Malamini Jobarteh later recorded with Dembo Konte, Alhaji Bai’s son. Malamini Jobarteh resided in Jobarteh Kunda, the Jobarteh family compound. There, he ran the Teramang Traditional Music School. Malamini Jobarteh died July 31 in Brikama, Gambia. read more

Fats, food and fun: 1st weekend of Jazz Fest kicks off

COMING TO AMERICA A featured performer of the festival's first weekend is artist Sona Jobarteh, whose music reverberates with the sounds of her native Gambia. Jobarteh plays the kora, a 21-stringed harp that is part of the traditional music of West Africa. read more

Huntsville Museum of Art hosts Observance of Yom HaShoah

Alabama Holocaust Survivors through Photography and Art” currently on display in the Museum’s Prozan Gallery. The program will include remembrances as told by Regina Dembo, one of the survivors portrayed in the exhibit. Participants will also light ... read more

From Louisiana indie pop to Tuvan throat singing, see Festival International lineup

Lafayette's popular Festival International de Louisiane released its lineup Friday (Feb. 23), unveiling a list of artists set to deliver Francophone ... Machine of Nigeria and Gambian kora player Sona Jobarteh. In announcing the lineup, organizers also ... read more

Dembo to discuss 'street' photography at camera club meeting

Dembo is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art and currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at the Community College of Baltimore County. He also has been a mentor, presenter and lecturer at the Baltimore Camera Club. read more

Fats, food and fun: 1st weekend of Jazz Fest kicks off

(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) A featured performer of the festival's first weekend is artist Sona Jobarteh, whose music reverberates with the sounds of her native Gambia. Jobarteh plays the kora, a 21-stringed harp that is part of the traditional music ... read more

Gambia: Spotlight On the Incredible Young Gambian Kora Kings

Malamini Jobarteh, was born in Brikama, the Gambia in 1965. Tata started when he was 6 years old under the guidance of his father. With Alhaji Bai Konte and his two sons Dembo and Bakaba living next store, Tata grew up in a rich setting. Here he learned ... read more