A griot is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, and/or musician. Griots are masters of communicating stories and history orally, which is an African tradition.
Noura Mint Seymali
…Noura Mint Seymali is a Mauritanian griot, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist. Noura Mint Seymali was born in Mauritania to parents Dimi Mint Abba and Seymali Ould Ahmed Vall. Both parents…
Senegalese griot, 1890
A Hausa griot performs at Diffa, Niger, playing a komsa (Xalam).
Griots of Sambala, king of Médina (Fula people, Mali), 1890. Photo by Joannès Barbier.
Trio Da Kali performing in Mexico City during the 32nd "Festival del Centro Histórico" in Teatro de la Ciudad, c. March 2016