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Griot

A griot (/ˈɡriːoʊ/; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}French: ; Manding: jali or jeli (in N'Ko: ߖߋ߬ߟߌ, djeli or djéli in French spelling); also spelt Djali; Serer: paar or kevel or kewel /…

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DakarConakryBamakoToumani DiabatéKeletigui Diabaté
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Notable griots

Sotigui KouyatéDani KouyateDramane KonéLamin SahoFoday Musa Suso
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Etymology and terminology

FrenchPortuguesePulaar (Fula)HassaniyanYoruba
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In the Mali Empire

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Etymology and terminology

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Women griotes (Griottes)

In the Mali Empire

In Mande society

Musical instruments used by griots

Historical developments

Notable griots

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Griot

Nodes140
Edges139
Triples260
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014286
Components1

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related to Further reading · 62
Griot → American Anthropologist, Barbara, Beyond, Bloomington, Brasileiro, Brown, Caste, CD, Charry, Chicago, Chicago Press, Chicago Studies, Conciliation, Conflict, Curtis, Davis, Diana, Editora Martins Fontes/Fundo Educativo, Ellipsis Arts, Eric
related to Present-day griots · 26
Griot → Bambara, Bobo, Bwaba, Dagomba, Dyula, France, Fula, Fulɓe, Hausa, Malinké, Mande, Mandinka, Many, Mauritanian Arabs, Mossi, Serer, Songhai, Soninke, Sosso, Their
related to In the Mali Empire · 19
Griot → Africa, Balla Fasséké, Burkina Faso, Chad, Each, Epic, However, In, Kouyaté, Mali, Malinke Empire, Naré Maghann Konaté, Niger, Senegal, Sundiata, Sundiata Keita, The, The Mali Empire, West Africa
related to External links · 18
Griot → African, African-American, Catherine, Catherine Lavender, JaliyaaKeita, January, Jeli, Jeliya, Mandinka Jali/JeliThe Ancient Craft, Maninka, NBC, Salmons, The Grio, The Griot Archived, The Heritage, Tounkara, Volker GoetzeThe Grio News, Wayback Machine
related to Etymology and terminology · 17
Griot → African, Arabic, Despite, French, Fula, Griots, Hassaniyan, Mande, Portuguese, Pulaar, Serer, Some, Soninke, The, West Africa, Wolof, Yoruba
related to In Mande society · 15
Griot → Although, Another, Despite, Hale, In, Mande, Manika, Speech, The, Their, Therefore, They, Thomas, West Africa, While
related to Colonial and post-colonial transformations · 14
Griot → Due, During, French, Guinea, In, In Saint-Louis, Later, Mali, Saint-Louis, Senegal, The, The Gambia, Therefore, These
related to Traditional vs. modern · 14
Griot → Bamako, Conakry, Dakar, For, However, In, Keletigui Diabaté, Mande, The, These, Toumani Diabaté, Toumani Diabaté's, Traditional, West African
related to Musical instruments used by griots · 12
Griot → According, Another, Egypt, Encyclopædia Britannica, Ibn Baṭṭūṭah, In, Mandinka, Other, South Africa, The, Their, West African
related to Women griotes (Griottes) · 12
Griot → African Studies, During, Griottes, However, In, Jelimusow, Mande, Similar, The, Therefore, West African, Women

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griots african tradition social west often also mande oral mali traditional performance women griottes senegal africa music traditions families many

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Griotis arepository of oral tradition and is often seen as a leader due to their position as an advisor to members of the royal family0.90text
Griotis atroubadour0.90text
weddingsinstance ofThey are an essential part of many West African events0.80text
where they singinstance ofThey are an essential part of many West African events0.80text
share family history of the brideinstance ofThey are an essential part of many West African events0.80text
groominstance ofThey are an essential part of many West African events0.80text
the korainstance ofMales are often associated with instruments0.80text
balafoninstance ofMales are often associated with instruments0.80text
or ngoniinstance ofMales are often associated with instruments0.80text
while females are often restricted to vocal performanceinstance ofMales are often associated with instruments0.80text
praise singinginstance ofMales are often associated with instruments0.80text
the kontinginstance ofWest African plucked lutes0.80text

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