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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 ... 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 suc... read more

African singer, kora virtuoso plays artist and ambassador to get the message across

So this is a new thing in the culture when artists go on stage and now it’s much bigger.” When she makes her Canadian debut on the folk fest mainstage Sunday afternoon, Jobarteh will lead a hybrid sou... read more

Statue honoring Wyoming legend creates conflict between university, Green River artist

The athletics department announced in January 2014 that Green River artist Rudy Gunter would be sculpting the ... Former Wyoming basketball stars Fennis Dembo and Reggie Slater were in attendance. Mea... read more

Of culture, donors and the collapse of Zanzibar’s top music festival

He also points to an ironic consequence of Sauti za Busara’s rising profile as an international festival ... Ketebul Music’s recording studio in Nairobi generates some revenue from local artists who p... read more

Shelf Life: Library closed on Fourth of July

In his journey to mastering the Kora, Gaskell studied under musicians Malamini Jobarteh and Moriba Kuyateh, both of Brikama, Gambia, and was inspired by professional Kora player Kane Mathis, of Seattl... read more

Weekend Activities in and around Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow and Westchester County

Friday's highlights ( click here for more on Friday, October 3): NATURAL ENEMIES at Pelham Art Center . Pelham Art Center is pleased ... BPMM is delighted to welcome Salieu Suso, and Malang Jobarteh, ... 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. Mal... read more

Keeper of an ancient tradition is making history

On stage, Sona Jobarteh was using her fingers to pluck expertly at the strings of her kora. Now, off stage, those same fingers tease the shoes from her four-year-old son's feet. Eventually, Jobarteh a... read more

Austin Beerworks

Helm Workshop and Austin Beerworks collaborated on everything from product packaging and website design to branding the brewery and the company's transport fleet, all of which aims to represent the be... read more

Gambia: Legends - Spotlight On the Incredible Young Gambian Kora Kings

The essence of Kora music is best summarized by the words found on each and every song produced by these progressive artists ... Bai and Dembo, on drums and kora and the wonderful Mandinka voice of hi... read more

Shelf Life: MPL building design update meeting

In his journey to mastery of the Kora, Gaskell studied under musicians Malamini Jobarteh and Moriba Kuyateh ... The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson” by various artists (Alligator Records, 2016) Call num... read more