01. Taman Kan; 02. Afrika/Afro Blues; 03. So/Fanzia; 04. Donuya; 05. Mali Denu Yo; 06. Ambita/Bakadayi; 07. Masa/Farafina; 08. Diallo; 09. D Jarabi; 10. Simbo; 11 ...

In the meantime, Jobarteh is looking forward to some of her students in Gambia becoming the next generation of female griot music masters. She says that while the old barriers haven’t yet fallen ...

For centuries, the history of the West African kingdom of Kaabu, which thrived from the mid-1500s to the 1800s and spanned ...

Griot: A central figure in many West African cultures. Historically, the griot held many functions, including community historian, cultural critic, indigenous artist and collective spokesperson. The ...

She is a griot, a member of a class of traveling poets, musicians, and storytellers who maintain a tradition of oral history, from Burkina Faso and Mali. (Shmuel Thaler - Santa Cruz Sentinel ...