observer.gm - Pa Bobo Jobarteh, one of The Gambia’s foremost musical artists and bandleader of the Kaira Band is currently in the US as part of his 2008 tour. The young Kora star hails from a family whose musical tradition in West Africa began many generations ago, in the eighteenth century. His father is Malamini Jobarteh (formerly manager of the Gambia National Troupe, now retired from music), his grandfather was Kelung Jobarteh and his great grandfather Wandifa Jobarteh, all renowned masters of the Kora....» view full story