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Griots and Griottes: Masters of Words and Music
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Griots, a uniquely African profession, fulfill a variety of roles as genealogists, historians, spokespersons, diplomats, musicians, teachers, praise singers, and advisors. Telling the story of these remarkable wordsmiths and performers, Thomas A. Hale addresses the nature...
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Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0253219612
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Griots and Griottes: Masters of Words and Music
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On May 17, 1967, the American writer Alex Haley went to Juffure, a village in The Gambia on what was once the western fringe of the Mali empire. There he met a griot, or jali, who recounted a story about Haley's roots in Africa. Haley was trying to reconstruct his past, an African...
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Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0253334586
Format: Hardcover
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