Sona Jobarteh of Gambia is one of the first female virtuosos on the 21-string kora, an instrument played mostly in West Africa. Richmond’s riverfront was alive with music last weekend for the 14th Annual Richmond Folk Festival. Thousands of people flocked to the free, three-day festival where more than 30 performers and entertainers from around the globe were on seven stages. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)
