Sona Jobarteh has been played on NTS in shows including Rio Doce, featured first on 28 June 2021. Songs played include Black Code Suite, Black Code Suite and Mamaké = Grandfather.

Sona Jobarteh is the first female Kora virtuoso to come from the West African Jobarteh griot family. She is the granddaughter of the Master griot Amadu Bansang Jobarteh and cousin to the renowned Kora player Toumani Diabaté