Tunde Jegede | |
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| Born | 28 January 1972 London, England |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | Purcell School of Music, Guildhall School of Music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, producer, cellist, kora player |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Organization | Xiom Music |
| Style | African classical music |
| Spouse | Sunara Begum (m. 2012) |
| Parent(s) | Emmanuel Taiwo Jegede and Galina Chester |
| Website | www |
Tunde Jegede (born 28 January 1972) is a composer and multi-instrumentalist in contemporary classical, African and pop music, who is of Nigerian descent and born in England and as a child travelled to Africa to learn the art of the kora.[1] He is a producer-songwriter and has worked across several genres both as a performer (cello, kora, piano and percussion) and producer. He is a master kora player, and specializes in the West African classical music tradition which dates from the period of Sundiata. His sister is Sona Jobarteh, who is the first female kora virtuoso to come from a griot family. His father is Nigerian artist Emmanuel Taiwo Jegede.