Griots and Griottes
Masters of Words and Music (African Expressive Cultures)
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Word Count
102,500 words, Guess
Page Count
410 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archivegriotsgriottesma0000hale
- ISBN-100253219612
- ISBN-139780253219619
- Goodreads2951443
- Library of Congress Control Number98031798
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780253219619
- Open LibraryOL9661190M
Classifications
- LCCGR350
- LCCGR350 .H275 2007
- DDC398/.092/26
and 1 more
- LCCGR350 .H275 1998
Description
"Griots fulfill a variety of roles - genealogist, historian, spokesperson, diplomat, musician, teacher, warrior, praise singer, master of ceremonies, advisor - and are unique to Africa. Griots and Griottes tells the story of these remarkable wordsmiths and performers and presents the first comprehensive portrait of the world of this profession."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
Because the terms historian and storyteller reveal only part of the story of griot, translators and scholars have often adopted another word from the list of griot activities to describe the profession: praise-singer (Laye, 1954; Kourouma, 1981; Irwin, 1981; Ebron, 1993).
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