Researchers say role of West Africa’s oral history should be taken more seriously within global academic record ...

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 ...

GRIOT has opened to the public at M Shed on Tuesday. The exhibition is put together by six people of colour from Bristol, ...

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 ...

The name of the initiative has deep cultural significance. In West African traditions, a griot is a tribal elder responsible for preserving and recounting the oral history of the village.

soul and music of the West African griot tradition. 2018 saw his Proms debut in a special late-night appearance, joined by his group Le Super Étoile de Dakar. Read on to discover 5 things about ...

GRIOT, which promises to be a "thought-provoking intervention", is named after the West African storytellers who preserve oral traditions ...

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Moreover, students will be introduced to how epic narrations are performed in West African settings as means to impart specific historical knowledge, including genealogies.” Wassa Kouyaté Wassa ...