Tuesday, March 29, 2016

More than just storytellers...........wise men................who were historians.................sages, etc.....


Griot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griot
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Jump to In the Mali Empire - griot jali or jeli is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet and/or musician. The griot is a repository of oral ...
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Griots – Mali's Historians and Musicians | Virginia Friends of ...

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GRIOTS are West Africa's poets, historians and musicians whose ancestors ... the precursor of the Malian ngoni, the lute, the guitar, the banjo, ancestor of the ...

Mali Empire & Griot Traditions

web.cocc.edu/.../maligriot.htm
Central Oregon Community College
Mar 31, 2005 - Sundjata Keita, Old Mali, & Griot Tradition. The Mali Empire, centered on the upper reaches of the Sénégal and Niger rivers, was the second ...


My Culture | Seckou Keita

www.seckoukeita.com/my-story/my-culture/
Seckou Keita
Master of the oral traditions, the griot plays a key role in west African society. Griotsoriginated in the 13th century in the Mande empire of Mali. For centuries they ...

The Empire of Mali Series: The Griot, Lesson 2 - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJhFrd05zY8
Feb 4, 2009 - Uploaded by theshortieawards
Describes the West African empire of Mali's oral traditions (storytelling), government (kings), and economic ...

Ancient Africa for Kids: Griots and Storytellers - Ducksters

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There are still many modern day griots in Africa, especially in Western African countries like Mali, Senegal, and Guinea. Some of the most popular African ...

The Griots of West Africa – much more than story-tellers

www.goethe.de/ins/za/prj/wom/osm/en9606618.htm
Goethe‑Institut
The griot tradition has proved remarkably resilient in West Africa, seven ... modern day Senegal to Timbuktu and Gao in Mali and even included parts of Côte ...

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[PDF]What is a Griot?

https://www.bucknell.edu/.../GriotInstitute/What%20i...
Bucknell University
Unique to Western Africa, the griot, or jeli, profession encompasses many roles. ... A traditional griot could do everything from recounting history to composing ...

Mali's Storytellers - The New York Times

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Oct 24, 2012 - From birth, Malian griots are taught how to flatter the wealthy and mend social ruptures. From domestic disputes to wars between clans, the ...

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