The legendary west African kingdom of Kaabu has long been memorialized in the songs and stories of griots. That's inspired archaeologists to excavate the kingdom's capital.

Final Verdict 5/10. The shaky story structure doesn’t shy away from The Griot, a film that reflects cultural heritage and values passed across generations. The Griot is now streaming on Netflix.

Still, Ms Jallow emphasises, “I do think that the structure of folktales, the use of proverbs, physical telling, the use of riddles and call and response, is something that's definitely worth ...

Griots are oral storytellers and on the break-up song “Freedom Soon Come,” Mangual is spinning a story in the hope of continuing to find his way to that – more open air.

Griots are having a moment. A griot is a storyteller who preserves and passes down history in stories and poems and songs. They're part of West African culture — and part of the story that ...