Here's what the griots relay in their songs about Kaabu. It emerged in the 13th century as a coastal province within the kingdom of Mali. But when Mali fell a few hundred years later, Kaabu became ...

They're part of West African culture — and part of the story that unfolds in the number one movie in America last weekend, Sinners, set in 1930s Mississippi — a voiceover for the opening animation ...

Griots are part of the story that unfolds in the number one movie in America last weekend, Sinners, set in 1930s Mississippi — a voiceover for the opening animation says that the griots’ art ...