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    A griot (/ˈɡriːoʊ/; French: [ɡʁi.o]; Manding: jali or jeli (in N'Ko: ߖߋߟߌ, djeli or djéli in French spelling); Serer: kevel or kewel / okawul; Wolof:...
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  • Griots are West African poets, who carry stories in the oral tradition accompanied by music. Griot may also refer to: Ablaye Cissoko (b. 1970), known as...
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    Griot (French: griot, Haitian Creole: griyo) is a dish in Haitian cuisine. It consists of pork shoulder marinated in citrus, which is braised and then...
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  • Urban Griot is an album by Billy Taylor, featuring tracks recorded in 2000 and released by Soundpost Records. The album was recorded at Manhattan Center...
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  • Innercity Griots is the second studio album by American hip hop group Freestyle Fellowship. It was released on April 28, 1993 on 4th & B'way Records and...
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    Ablaye Cissoko (redirect from Griot (film))
    Traversées (2019).[citation needed] A 2011 feature-length documentary, Griot, directed by Volker Goetze, follows Cissoko, who is determined to preserve...
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  • hereditary class of West African musicians, griots, play tanged lutes, and no other form of stringed instrument; non-griot performers in West Africa play a mixture...
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    five principal kora-playing griot families of West Africa, and is the first female professional kora player to come from a griot family. She is the cousin...
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  • Griot, also known as Brewz Bana, is a rapper from Basel, Switzerland. Formerly known as Mory, he released several records and mix-tapes, until he was...
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  • resonator. A hereditary class of West African musicians, griots, play only tanged lutes; but non-griot performers in West Africa play a mixture of both spike...
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