# Sona Jobarteh

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Colonial Legacy Is Still Being Maintained In African Schools | Sona Jobarteh

Kora virtuoso, Sona Jobarteh says African youths must be exposed to a new kind of educational experience not the colonised education that tells them they are inferior. That European colonial legacy needs to make way for a new system where the African child is taught to believe in himself. In an in…

PGM 1404 'AFRICAN DELIGHT' : aug.29 - sept.5

AFRICA...an enormous continent, with a vast and diverse array of music. In Sub-Saharan Africa it’s mostly upbeat, polyrhythmic, and joyful, designed to accompany dancing and celebration. There’s also an extensive traditional folk music, with songs for every occasion, and historic religious and c…

Sounds of 'A New Hope' with Lumanyano Mzi

Lumanyano “Mzi” Bizana is a South African-born, New York-based award-winning drummer, composer, producer, and bandleader. He began drumming at age six and is influenced by reggae, jazz, gospel, and African music. He studied at the South African College of Music (UCT) and later at Berklee College o…

AfriWetu S2E16 - Sunni Ali (Legends)

Hello Listeners! It's S2 Episode 16!  Thank you & Weclome Back! Today we meet Suni Ali of the Songhai Empire a mighty military man whose story could only be told by our Guest Narrator Njora! Njora is a good friend of AfriWetu and it is always always such a joy to have him wax lyrical on the pod.…

AfriWetu S2E13 - Sundiata Keita (Legends)

Hello Listeners! It's S2 Episode 13! Thank you for tuning in! Today we meet the one and only LION KING! Sundiata Keita the founder of the Mali Empire. Maaaan he was a legend! And so pleased to have none other than Amani Maranga as our Guest Narrator tell this fantastic story. AfriWetu appreciates A…

AfriWetu S2E12 - Mali Empire Pt2 (Civilisations)

Hello Afri-WATU!   Welcome to Part TWO of the MALI Empire!  I hope you enjoy this as much as I did! It was such an awesome Empire and soooooooooo much to unpack! My Malinke Fam I hope you find I did your history justice, even if this is just such a small part of the history to be enjoyed and lear…

AfriWetu S2E11 - Mali Empire Pt1 (Civilisations)

Hello Afri-WATU!   Welcome to Part One of the Mali Empire! You are in for a treat as this civilisation is packed with everything you can imagine...tune in and you shall see what I mean! My Mande people...I truly loved working on your history, tell AfriWetu what you think, forgive my mispronounciati…

Malian Folk on Pastures of Plenty 3/18/26

Tune in for 90 minutes of traditional folk music from Mali West Africa on Pastures of Plenty, Wednesday March 18th 5:30 am to 7:00 am.  We will feature music from Malian greats---Ali Farka Touré, Oumou Sangare, Toumani Diabate, Sona Jobarteh, Ballaké Sissoko, Habib Koite...

#1: Cantonese songs from Hong Kong with Prof Psyche Loui (President, Soc. Music Perception & Cognition)

For the first episode of “Many Voices: A world music podcast”, I sat down with Society for Music Perception and Cognition President Professor Psyche Loui while we were both in the Netherlands for a symposium about music and evolution. Born in Hong Kong, Psyche has become one of the world’s leading …

[RE-RELEASE] Resisting the Pace of Privilege (w/Lecolion Washington and Sona Jobarteh)

Hey, Scorekeepers! We're on summer vacation this week. Please enjoy this episode of our 2024 podcast, ART CLASS, that you may have missed. This episode was originally released on May 7, 2024. -- Welcome to another episode of ART CLASS, dear classmates! On this week's episode, we continue our discus…