Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Gg: Griot


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.


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