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- Griot abstract "A griot (/ˈɡri.oʊ/; French pronunciation: [ɡʁi.o]), jali or jeli (djeli or djéli in French spelling) is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet and/or musician. The griot is a repository of oral tradition, and is also often seen as something of a societal leader due to his traditional position as an adviser to royal personages. As a result of the former of these two functions, he is sometimes also called a bard. According to Paul Oliver in his book Savannah Syncopators, "Though [the griot] has to know many traditional songs without error, he must also have the ability to extemporize on current events, chance incidents and the passing scene. His wit can be devastating and his knowledge of local history formidable". Although they are popularly known as "praise singers", griots may also use their vocal expertise for gossip, satire, or political comment.Griots today live in many parts of West Africa, and are present among the Mande peoples (Mandinka, Malinké, Bambara, etc.), Fulɓe (Fula), Hausa, Songhai, Tukulóor, Wolof, Serer, Mossi, Dagomba, Mauritanian Arabs and many other smaller groups. The word may derive from the French transliteration "guiriot" of the Portuguese word "criado", or masculine singular term for "servant". These story-tellers are more predominant in the northern portions of West Africa.[citation needed]In African languages, griots are referred to by a number of names: jeli in northern Mande areas, jali in southern Mande areas, guewel in Wolof, gawlo in Pulaar (Fula). Griots form an endogamous caste, meaning that most of them only marry fellow griots and that those who are not griots do not normally perform the same functions that they perform.".
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- Griot wikiPageExternalLink the-ancient-craft-of-jaliyaa.
- Griot wikiPageExternalLink jeliya.php.
- Griot wikiPageExternalLink keita.htm.
- Griot wikiPageExternalLink jeliya.htm.
- Griot wikiPageExternalLink www.griotmovie.com.
- Griot wikiPageExternalLink griotimages.html.
- Griot wikiPageExternalLink BallaTounkara_En.htm.
- Griot wikiPageExternalLink www.theGrio.com.
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- Griot subject Category:Gambian_culture.
- Griot subject Category:Ghanaian_culture.
- Griot subject Category:Guinean_culture.
- Griot subject Category:Ivorian_culture.
- Griot subject Category:Malian_culture.
- Griot subject Category:Nigerian_culture.
- Griot subject Category:Occupations_in_music.
- Griot subject Category:Oral_literature.
- Griot subject Category:Oral_poets.
- Griot subject Category:Poets.
- Griot subject Category:Senegalese_culture.
- Griot subject Category:West_Africa.
- Griot comment "A griot (/ˈɡri.oʊ/; French pronunciation: [ɡʁi.o]), jali or jeli (djeli or djéli in French spelling) is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet and/or musician. The griot is a repository of oral tradition, and is also often seen as something of a societal leader due to his traditional position as an adviser to royal personages. As a result of the former of these two functions, he is sometimes also called a bard.".
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