GRIOTS OF WEST AFRICA

Keepers of History

“The spoken relation and preservation, from one generation to the next, of a people's cultural history and ancestry, often by a storyteller in narrative form.”

ORAL TRADITION

West African Culture

…the dissemination of oral tradition…

Passing on Knowledge

Giving Guidance

Singing Praise

The Decline of the Griot

Spoken Word

Written Word

The Modern Griot

In the Griot’s own words

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