Defintion
Griots are a member ofa class of traveling poets, musicians, and storytellers who maintain a tradition of oral history in parts of West Africa.
Cocktail Party Banter
Abba and her husband, Kalifa Ould Elde are my favorite griots.
Literary Context
In Mauritania, griots are a caste apart, regraded simultaneously as truth telling folksingers, keepers of the poetry and heritage, and wizards in possession of paranormal powers.
