Gambian multi-instrumentalist and singer Sona Jobarteh performs during a concert of the Festival des Musiques Urbaines d'Anoumabo (FEMUA) at the National Institute of Youth and Sports (INJS) in Abidjan on May 17, 2024. (Photo by Sia KAMBOU / AFP) (Photo by SIA KAMBOU/AFP via Getty Images)

Gambian multi-instrumentalist and singer Sona Jobarteh (C) performs during a concert of the Festival des Musiques Urbaines d'Anoumabo (FEMUA) at the National Institute of Youth and Sports (INJS) in Abidjan on May 17, 2024. (Photo by Sia KAMBOU / AFP) (Photo by SIA KAMBOU/AFP via Getty Images)

Gambian multi-instrumentalist and singer Sona Jobarteh (C) performs during a concert of the Festival des Musiques Urbaines d'Anoumabo (FEMUA) at the National Institute of Youth and Sports (INJS) in Abidjan on May 17, 2024. (Photo by Sia KAMBOU / AFP) (Photo by SIA KAMBOU/AFP via Getty Images)

Gambian multi-instrumentalist and singer Sona Jobarteh (2nd R) performs during a concert of the Festival des Musiques Urbaines d'Anoumabo (FEMUA) at the National Institute of Youth and Sports (INJS) in Abidjan on May 17, 2024. (Photo by Sia KAMBOU / AFP) (Photo by SIA KAMBOU/AFP via Getty Images)

Gambian multi-instrumentalist and singer Sona Jobarteh performs during a concert of the Festival des Musiques Urbaines d'Anoumabo (FEMUA) at the National Institute of Youth and Sports (INJS) in Abidjan on May 17, 2024. (Photo by Sia KAMBOU / AFP) (Photo by SIA KAMBOU/AFP via Getty Images)

Gambian multi-instrumentalist and singer Sona Jobarteh performs during a concert of the Festival des Musiques Urbaines d'Anoumabo (FEMUA) at the National Institute of Youth and Sports (INJS) in Abidjan on May 17, 2024. (Photo by Sia KAMBOU / AFP) (Photo by SIA KAMBOU/AFP via Getty Images)

Gambian multi-instrumentalist and singer Sona Jobarteh performs during a concert of the Festival des Musiques Urbaines d'Anoumabo (FEMUA) at the National Institute of Youth and Sports (INJS) in Abidjan on May 17, 2024. (Photo by Sia KAMBOU / AFP) (Photo by SIA KAMBOU/AFP via Getty Images)

Gambian multi-instrumentalist and singer Sona Jobarteh performs during a concert of the Festival des Musiques Urbaines d'Anoumabo (FEMUA) at the National Institute of Youth and Sports (INJS) in Abidjan on May 17, 2024. (Photo by Sia KAMBOU / AFP) (Photo by SIA KAMBOU/AFP via Getty Images)