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Senegalese Wolof griot, 1890 A Hausa Griot performs at Diffa, Niger, playing a komsa ().. A griot (/ ˈ ɡ r iː oʊ /; French:; Manding: jali or jeli (in N'Ko: ߖߋ߬ߟߌ, [1] djeli or djéli in French spelling); also spelt Djali; Serer: kevel or kewel / okawul; Wolof: gewel) is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, and/or musician.
Originally named The Black World History Wax Museum, the organization changed its name to The Griot Museum of Black History (“The Griot”) in 2009. In some west African countries, the griot , is a historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet and/or musician.
Phenderson was his grandfather's name, while Clark was his mother's maiden name; Djèlí refers to West African storytellers, known in French as griots. [1] [5] He chose to use a pen name in order to separate his academic and literary work. In 2016, Clark sold his first major work, a novelette titled "A Dead Djinn in Cairo", to Tor.com. [1]
She was known locally as a griot, a storyteller and unofficial historian of Sapelo Island. [5] Bailey traveled to Sierra Leone in 1989, where she investigated the links between Sapelo Island and West African traditions. She noted similar forms of vernacular architecture, as well as similar agricultural techniques and cooking styles.
Poet, storyteller, veterinarian, diplomat Musical artist Birago Diop (11 December 1906 – 25 November 1989) [ 1 ] to a wolof family was a Senegalese poet and storyteller whose work restored general interest in African folktales and promoted him to one of the most outstanding African francophone writers. [ 2 ]
Lula Pensulo (b. 1991) author, translator, and poet [better source needed] [20] Yesaya Chibambo, author of A Short History of the Ngoni (1933), translated into English by Rev. Charles Stuart. [21] Shadreck Chikoti (b. 1979), writer and social activist; Steve Chimombo (1945–2015), writer, poet, editor and teacher [22]
Following on the heels of a successful post-pandemic reboot one year ago, the Joburg Film Festival kicks off its sixth edition on Feb. 27, with the glitzy capital of South Africa’s media and ...
Oral history may be defined as the preservation and interpretation of historical, cultural or personal experiences by way of a speaker. In Mali, such a speaker can be described as a poet, a storyteller, a praise singer or a musician. A large amount of Mali's history is transferred via oral historians.