Modern Griot

Presented by the Institute for Ideas and Imagination and the Columbia Global Centers | Paris

Join us for an evening with celebrated Gambian musician and United Nations ambassador Sona Jobarteh. She will share her work as both artist and activist--discussing the place of Griot Music in Mande society, demonstrating Kora technique, and discussing her leadership role in education and female empowerment in The Gambia.

Moderated by Institute for Ideas and Imagination Fellow Kaiama L. Glover.