Keita! The Voice of the Griot

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19961h 34m

It is an ordinary afternoon for young Mabo Keïta, at home, in Burkina Faso (West Africa). While his parents are taking a nap, he reads a schoolbook on the front porch when a stranger - an elderly man carrying his own hammock - appears for an unexpected visit. It turns out that the old man is a griot, a West African musician/entertainer whose performances include tribal histories and genealogies. The position of a griot is a time-honored one and passed down from father to son for many generations.

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Photo of Seydou Boro

Seydou Boro

Sundjata Keita

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Sotigui Kouyaté

Djeliba Kouyaté

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