query: who is the griot that sings the epic

pos: Griot or "djali" (blood). This is also the title given to griots in regions within the former Mali Empire. Though the term "griot" is more common in English, some, such as poet Bakari Sumano, prefer the term "jeli". The Mali Empire (Malinke Empire), at its height in the middle of the 14th century, extended from central Africa (today's Chad and Niger) to West Africa (today's Mali and Senegal). The empire was founded by Sundiata Keita, whose exploits remain celebrated in Mali today. In the "Epic of Sundiata", Naré Maghann Konaté offered his son Sundiata Keita a griot, Balla Fasséké, to advise

pos: Balla Fasséké Balla Fasséké In the ancient African oral tradition of the "Epic of Sundjata", Balla Fasséké is Sundiata Keita's griot. King Naré Maghann Konaté offered his son Sundiata a griot, Balla Fasséké, to advise him in his reign. Griots were the "present each king gives his successor", they were the aristocratic oral historians that attended kings, recording and recalling the legacies of kings and kingdoms. Griots have existed "since time immemorial," or as long as "Kouyates have been in the service of the Keita princes of Mali." In the "Epic of Sundjata", the king, Naré Maghann Konaté, is the son of

pos: Balla Fasséké iron rod, is able to lift himself up. Sundjata is now a threat to the false king Dankaran and his mother. Sassouma, in response to this, sends Balla Fasséké and Sundjata's half sister Nana to the sorcerer king Suomaoro Kante, of the Sosso, who had been threatening all of the kingdoms with his growing army. çĕėĖėǐǐ Balla Fasséké In the ancient African oral tradition of the "Epic of Sundjata", Balla Fasséké is Sundiata Keita's griot. King Naré Maghann Konaté offered his son Sundiata a griot, Balla Fasséké, to advise him in his reign. Griots were the "present each king gives

pos: Griot or "djali" (blood). This is also the title given to griots in regions within the former Mali Empire. Though the term "griot" is more common in English, some, such as poet Bakari Sumano, prefer the term "jeli". The Mali Empire (Malinke Empire), at its height in the middle of the 14th century, extended from central Africa (today's Chad and Niger) to West Africa (today's Mali and Senegal). The empire was founded by Sundiata Keita, whose exploits remain celebrated in Mali today. In the "Epic of Sundiata", Naré Maghann Konaté offered his son Sundiata Keita a griot, Balla Fasséké, to advise

pos: Griot him in his reign. Balla Fasséké is considered the founder of the Kouyaté line of griots that exists to this day. Each aristocratic family of griots accompanied a higher-ranked family of warrior-kings or emperors, called "jatigi". In traditional culture, no griot can be without a "jatigi", and no "jatigi" can be without a griot. However, the "jatigi" can loan his griot to another jatigi. Most villages also had their own griot, who told tales of births, deaths, marriages, battles, hunts, affairs, and many other things. In Mande society, the "jeli" was an historian, advisor, arbitrator, praise singer (patronage), and storyteller.

neg: T'heydinn father at all events, ceremonies and performances where he can turn practice and acquire new skills on the job. Every griot family guards its own T’heydinn repertoire as it distinguishes it from other griot families. A griot in possession of the whole epic is respected by all the other griot families and termed a ‘bearer of the T’heydinn epic’. The T’heydinn is performed at social events such as weddings, reconciliation ceremonies and invitations. The recitation of the epic and its accompanying music provides for elaborate and sophisticated entertainment. The main musical instruments accompanying the recitation are the "tidnit", a six

neg: Keïta! l'Héritage du griot Keïta! l'Héritage du griot Keïta! l'Héritage du griot (English title: "Keita! Voice of the Griot ") is a 1995 Burkinabé drama film directed by Dani Kouyaté and starring Sotigui Kouyaté. "Keïta" is a retelling of the first third of Sundjata Keita's 13th-century epic, "Sundjata". It tells of Mabo Keïta (Dicko), a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in a middle-class family in Ouagadougou and attends a good school. One day he encounters Djeliba Kouyate (Kouyaté), an elderly griot, who wants to tell the young Keïta the origin of his name, being related to Sundjata (Boro). Kouyate begins his story with the Mandeng

neg: Dramane Koné Dramane Koné Dramane Kone (surname also spelled Koné; born 1982 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso) is a famous master drummer and griot from Burkina Faso who rose to prominence in 1997 via his appearance (studying balafon at age 4) in the award-winning Taali Laafi Rosselini epic (20 years in the making) documentary film "Great Great Grandparents Music" that featured vignettes of Dramane Kone's griot family life in west Africa. He specializes in the goblet-shaped hand drum called "djembe". He is a member of the Dioula ethnic group. Dramane Kone was born in the capital city of Ouagadougou, in central Burkina Faso.

neg: Sona Jobarteh African roots rather than trying to fuse them with contemporary hip-hop and jazz. Instead, she looks to reinterprate traditional music. In addition to the Kora, she also sings and plays the guitar. Sona Jobarteh Sona Jobarteh is a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer from the Gambia and the UK. She was born in 1983 into one of the five principal Kora-playing Griot families from West Africa – she is the first female professional kora player to come from a Griot family. She is the granddaughter of the Master Griot of his generation, Amadu Bansang Jobarteh, cousin of the well-known, celebrated Kora

neg: Calypsonian that while his singing, and perhaps he himself, may be sweet, his calypsoes are so scathing as to be bitter for those about whom he sings. Calypsonian A calypsonian, originally known as a "chantwell", is a musician, from the anglophone Caribbean, who sings songs of the calypso genre. Calypsos are musical renditions having their origins in the West African griot tradition. Originally called "Kaiso" in Trinidad, these songs, based on West African Yoruba, Ewe-Fon and Akan musical beats, were sung by slaves and later ex-slaves in Trinidad and Tobago during recreation time and about a host of topics – their

neg: Sotigui Kouyaté the Indian epic "The Mahabharata" in 1983. Kouyaté has appeared in over two dozen films, most recently as Jacob in "Genesis" and Alioune in "Little Senegal". Kouyaté played the central role of Djeliba Kouyaté in Dani Kouyaté's 1995 film "Keïta! l'Héritage du griot", the character being imagined as an old dying man by his son, though portrayed as more forceful than that. The elder Kouyaté also plays instruments, simple melodies on the kora or flute. From 1990 to 1996 Kouyaté toured the United States and Europe as part of La Voix du Griot ("Voice of the Griot"), a storytelling theater

neg: Balafon currently kept in the town of Niagassola, Guinea that is reputed to be "the" original balafon, constructed over 800 years ago. The Epic of Sundiata, a story of the formation of the Mali Empire, tells that a griot named Bala Faséké Kouyaté convinced Sosso king Sumanguru Kante to employ him after sneaking into Sumanguru's palace and playing the sacred instrument. Sundiata Keita, founder of the Mali Empire overthrew Sumanguru, seized the balafon, and made the griot Faséké its guardian. This honor is said to have passed down through his family, the Kouyatés, and conveys upon them mastership of the balafon

neg: Epic of Sundiata Epic of Sundiata The Sundiata Keita or Epic of Sundiata (also referred to as the Sundiata Epic or Sunjata Epic) is an epic poem of the Malinke people and tells the story of the hero Sundiata Keita (died 1255), the founder of the Mali Empire. The epic is an instance of oral tradition, going back to the 13th century and narrated by generations of griot poets or "jeliw" ("djeli"). There is no single or authoritative version. Material pertaining to the epic first began to be collected during the early 20th century in French Sudan, notably by the French elite school

neg: Epic of Sundiata model for government would guide the empire into greatness. His exploits have even been compared to those of Alexander the Great by some griots. Epic of Sundiata The Sundiata Keita or Epic of Sundiata (also referred to as the Sundiata Epic or Sunjata Epic) is an epic poem of the Malinke people and tells the story of the hero Sundiata Keita (died 1255), the founder of the Mali Empire. The epic is an instance of oral tradition, going back to the 13th century and narrated by generations of griot poets or "jeliw" ("djeli"). There is no single or authoritative version.

neg: Jim Webb Sings Jim Webb Jim Webb Sings Jim Webb Jim Webb Sings Jim Webb is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb, released in 1968 on Epic Records. The album consists of a set of early demo recordings, redubbed and reorchestrated by Epic Records without Webb's participation or consent. None of Webb's hit songs from that period appear on the album, and the sound quality of the recording is inferior. Webb later denounced the release in the strongest terms: Webb strongly disliked the album. In his review for "Allmusic", Bruce Eder wrote that Epic was "looking for the same effect as those early

neg: Epic of Sundiata and the transformations undergone by the narrative in the context of the 1937 presentation ... eventually resulted in the form of the epic which became most influential in the 1940s and 1950s, before the first "novelistic" treatment by Niane (1960). The first line-by-line transcription of the epic as told by a griot was made in 1967. As an oral historical epic, Sundiata conveys information not only about the history of the Mali Empire, but also about the culture of the Mande ethnic group. Mande family structures had two elements—constructive ("badenya") or destructive ("fadenya"). "Fadenya", or "father-child-ness," is the rivalry between

neg: Ablaye Cissoko Ablaye Cissoko Ablaye Cissoko is a Senegalese musician, singer and composer, who plays the kora. His show, called "Le Griot Rouge" (named after his second album), is about the legend of the man who has created the kora. During his performances, Ablaye Cissoko transmits with smoothness, grace and intelligence the values of a generous tradition and sings with sincerity about peace and the respect of the other. He plays all around the world — his tours have passed through Portugal, France, Belgium, Senegal, Mali, Canada, Germany, Norway and Russia, among other countries. He has collaborated extensively with trumpeter Volker Goetze

neg: Sundiata Keita From a global perspective, the Epic of Sundiata and the Mali Empire is taught in many schools, colleges and universities, not just in West Africa but in many parts of the World. Some scholars such as Ellen Snodgrass, and others have observed similarities with the 13th-century Epic of Sundiata to Walt Disney's 1994 animated film, "The Lion King" (the inspiration behind The Lion King's franchises such as "Lion King, the musical", etc.). Disney has maintained that the film was inspired by William Shakespeare's Hamlet. 1995 Burkinabe movie "Keïta! l'Héritage du griot" tells the legend of Sundiata Keita. Sundiata Keita Sundiata

neg: Poetry the Pyramid Texts written during the 25th century BCE, while the Epic of Sundiata is one of the most well-known examples of griot court poetry. The earliest Western Asian epic poetry, the "Epic of Gilgamesh", was written in Sumerian. Early poems in the Eurasian continent evolved from folk songs such as the Chinese "Shijing", or from a need to retell oral epics, as with the Sanskrit "Vedas", Zoroastrian "Gathas", and the Homeric epics, the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey". Ancient Greek attempts to define poetry, such as Aristotle's "Poetics", focused on the uses of speech in rhetoric, drama, song and comedy.

neg: The Griot Museum of Black History during the Atlantic Slave Trade. The museum hosts arts and humanities exhibits and sponsors education projects, gallery talks, and cultural celebrations. The Griot Museum of Black History The Griot Museum of Black History, located in St. Louis, Missouri, was founded in 1997. 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. The griot is a repository of oral tradition and is often seen as a societal leader who preserves

neg: The Griot Museum of Black History The Griot Museum of Black History The Griot Museum of Black History, located in St. Louis, Missouri, was founded in 1997. 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. The griot is a repository of oral tradition and is often seen as a societal leader who preserves and shares cultural traditions of a community. Likewise, the museum collects, preserves, and shares the stories, culture, and history of Black

neg: Griot more predominant in the northern portions of West Africa. In African languages, griots are referred to by a number of names: jeli in northern Mande areas, jali in southern Mande areas, guewel in Wolof, gawlo in Pulaar (Fula), and iggawen in Hassaniyan. Griots form an endogamous caste, meaning that most of them only marry fellow griots and those who are not griots do not typically perform the same functions that griots perform. Francis Bebey writes about the griot in "African Music, A People's Art": "The West African griot is a troubadour, the counterpart of the medieval European minstrel... The griot

neg: Fly (play) the heart that’s the sky." The play is written to include a cast of eight men, including "Tap Griot," a dancer who uses tap dance steps to set a mood that is "part sublimated anger, part empowerment." This character appears numerous times throughout the play, "commenting choreographically on events and emotions." As one review notes, "Griot" is defined as "a member of a caste of professional oral historians in the Mali Empire." Keepers of history, if you will, who continue their oral traditions in Western Africa to this day." Khan, one of the co-writers, notes that the Tap Griot is

neg: Jim Webb Sings Jim Webb Randy Newman albums on Warner Bros. with far less success, artistic or commercial". Eder concluded that the album is of "purely historical interest". Jim Webb Sings Jim Webb Jim Webb Sings Jim Webb is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb, released in 1968 on Epic Records. The album consists of a set of early demo recordings, redubbed and reorchestrated by Epic Records without Webb's participation or consent. None of Webb's hit songs from that period appear on the album, and the sound quality of the recording is inferior. Webb later denounced the release in the strongest terms: Webb

neg: Bhopa Gurjars, Rajputs, Kumbhars and balais. During the performance, a "jantar" (a type of fretted veena with two resonators of gourd or wood) is played to accompany the songs. Usually there are two Bhopas who recite the epic, one is the main Bhopa, the "Patavi", and the other is his assistant, the "Diyala". When the "Patavi Bhopa" sings a particular episode of the epic, his junior partner, the "Diyala Bhopa" lights an oil lamp and illuminates the particular part of the "phad", where the particular episode which is being sung is depicted. He also sings some parts of the episodes. Bhopa

neg: Babani Koné best female Malian artist. She continued to participate in international musical events, including the Night of the African Divas at the Zenith of Paris in May 2009, at the Festival of Gnaouas in Morocco in June 2009, and the Mûsîqât Festival in October 2010 in Tunisia. Babani Koné Fatoumata Koné (also Babani Koné, born in 1968 in Segou, Mali), is a Malian composer and singer. She sings in the Bamana language. Babani Koné was raised by her grandmother, who was a griot, a storyteller/musician. Koné attended ceremonies at which her grandmother performed. She started singing while taking part in school

neg: Calypsonian Calypsonian A calypsonian, originally known as a "chantwell", is a musician, from the anglophone Caribbean, who sings songs of the calypso genre. Calypsos are musical renditions having their origins in the West African griot tradition. Originally called "Kaiso" in Trinidad, these songs, based on West African Yoruba, Ewe-Fon and Akan musical beats, were sung by slaves and later ex-slaves in Trinidad and Tobago during recreation time and about a host of topics – their land of origin, social relationships on the plantations and the lives of community members, including plantation managers, overseers and owners. Calypso music was developed in Trinidad

neg: Devnarayan played to accompany the songs. Usually, there are two Bhopas who recite the epic, one is the main Bhopa, the "Patavi", and the other is his assistant, the "Diyala". When the "Patavi Bhopa" sings a particular episode of the epic, his junior partner, the "Diyala Bhopa" holds an oil lamp to illuminate the particular part of the "phad", where the particular episode which is being sung is depicted. He also sings along with his senior partner some parts of the episodes. The phad of devnarayan ji issue a post ticket on 2 September 1992 A commemorative stamp was issued by

neg: Spoken word we were infants". Performance poetry, which is kindred to performance art, is explicitly written to be performed aloud and consciously shuns the written form. 'Form', as Donald Hall records 'was never more than an extension of content'. Performance poetry in Africa dates to prehistorical times with the creation of hunting poetry, while elegiac and panegyric court poetry were developed extensively throughout the history of the empires of the Nile, Niger and Volta river valleys. One of the best known griot epic poems was created for the founder of the Mali Empire, the Epic of Sundiata. In African culture, performance poetry

neg: Babani Koné Babani Koné Fatoumata Koné (also Babani Koné, born in 1968 in Segou, Mali), is a Malian composer and singer. She sings in the Bamana language. Babani Koné was raised by her grandmother, who was a griot, a storyteller/musician. Koné attended ceremonies at which her grandmother performed. She started singing while taking part in school or inter-neighborhood activities, and joined the Mali Pioneers movement. In 1983, she took part in the Etoiles d'Afrique Festival in Abidjan and at the 1984 Biennale of Artistic and Cultural Arts in Mali. In 1989, she was invited with Toumani Diabaté to the Dranouter Folk Music

neg: Mbaye Dieye Faye kind of speech with some rhythms, reminding one of rap music. That is mainly for amusing people, but often, speeches contain vulgar expressions. And for him, it is for exciting dancers, and having them moving more. Mbaye Dieye Faye Mbaye Dieye Faye (born 1 October 1960) is a singer and percussionist from Senegal. Mbaye Dieye Faye is a singer and percussionist in Senegal. He was born to a modest family of griots. He had a difficult life before he became a celebrity. He sings because he's a griot, but it's a passion for him to sing. He dreamt of being

neg: Mbaye Dieye Faye Mbaye Dieye Faye Mbaye Dieye Faye (born 1 October 1960) is a singer and percussionist from Senegal. Mbaye Dieye Faye is a singer and percussionist in Senegal. He was born to a modest family of griots. He had a difficult life before he became a celebrity. He sings because he's a griot, but it's a passion for him to sing. He dreamt of being one of the famous singers in his country. He grew in a family of griots, but he had problems when he wanted to be a singer. Formerly, people used to say that when you sing, you

neg: Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (known as Epic Mickey: The Power of 2 in Europe) is a platform video game and the sequel to "Epic Mickey". The game has a companion called "" for the Nintendo 3DS. All has been well in Wasteland since Mickey helped defeat the Shadow Blot, with all the forgotten characters rebuilding their home. However, a series of earthquakes threatens to undo the work and the world. The Mad Doctor (who somehow survived his defeat and mostly sings instead of talking) arrives and asks Oswald to join

neg: Fairfax Intergenerational Housing Griot Village proximity to several major medical centers and local schools. Green components were incorporated throughout the design such as Energy-Star appliances and light fixtures. The residents named the development Griot Village. A ‘griot’ is a storyteller who perpetuates the oral tradition and history of a village or family. There is a community center and computer stations. Griot Village is a Project-Based Voucher housing estate, a subsidized housing program where Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) manages and provides rental payment assistance on behalf of low-income families. CMHA hired a Supportive Services Coordinator specifically to serve the new development whereby the families will

neg: Bai Konte to play live music during the show. Alhaji Bai Konteh had narrated many epics on that show including the epic of King Abdou Njie and his griot and advisor Ibra Faye. Prominent broadcasters of that show included Alhaji Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof, Alhaji Assan Njie and Alhaji Mansour Njie. Following in the footstep of his father, Bai Konte also played the 21-string kora and is believed to have been the first kora player to perform and tour in the United States as a soloist, playing at the 1973 Newport Jazz Festival. (Les Ballets Africains, a dance and music group from

neg: Epic of Sundiata and had a son by her, Dankaran Toumani Keïta. However, when two Traoré hunters from the Do kingdom presented him an ugly, hunchbacked woman named Sogolon, he remembered the prophecy and married her. She soon gave birth to a son, Sundiata Keita, who was unable to walk throughout his childhood. Sassouma was jealous of the child and mother and would make fun of Sundiata for his inability to walk and the ugliness he inherited from his mother. Despite his physical weakness, the king still granted Sundiata his own griot at young age; this was in order to have them grow

neg: Montenegrins for independence is invariably linked with strong traditions of folk epic poetry. A prominent feature of Montenegrin culture is the gusle, a one-stringed instrument played by a story-teller who sings or recites stories of heroes and battles in decasyllabic verse. These traditions are stronger in the northern parts of the country and are also shared with people in eastern Herzegovina, western Serbia, northern Albania and central Dalmatia. On the substratum of folk epic poetry, poets like Petar II Petrović Njegoš, the Montenegrin icon, have created their own expression. Njegoš's epic book "Gorski Vijenac" ("The Mountain Wreath") presents the central point

neg: Kandia Kouyaté Kandia Kouyaté Kandia Kouyaté (also known as Kandja Kouyaté, born in 1959 in Kita, Mali) is a Malian "jelimuso" (a female griot) and kora player; she has earned the prestigious title of "ngara", and is sometimes called "La dangereuse" and "La grande vedette malienne". Kouyaté's dense, emotional, hypnotic manner of singing and her lyrical talents have earned huge acclaim in Mali, though she remained relatively little known outside Africa, due to extremely limited availability of her recordings. Her home town of Kita is known for love songs, which form a large part of Kouyaté's repertoire. She also sings praise songs.

neg: Philippine epic poetry when they are able to catch a wild boar, or to welcome a guest in their "rurungan". The epic singer could be male or female and learn their story from older relatives, or from well-known singers in the community. The singing of epics usually takes place in the evening and is dictated by the singer's preference; there is more quiet in the evening and it allows for deeper concentration on the singer, who sometimes sings for two to four hours as a time. Virgilio Resma reports that Perena, a female singer, sang "The Tale of Sandayo" from 9 PM to

neg: Sona Jobarteh (Griot) families from West Africa, and the first female member of such a family to rise to prominence on this instrument. The playing of this 21-stringed harp-like instrument was exclusively passed down from father to son. The instrument is an important element of the Mandingo peoples in West Africa and their playing is reserved only to certain families called Griot. She is the granddaughter of the Master Griot, Amadu Bansang Jobarteh (b.1915), who migrated from Mali to the Gambia. Her cousin is the well-known, celebrated Kora player Toumani Diabaté. Her mother is English (Galina Chester?). She has a son, Sidiki

neg: Rokia Traoré to a wide variety of influences. Her hometown of Kolokani is in the northwestern part of Mali's Koulikoro region. While the Bamara have a tradition of griot performing at weddings, members of the nobility, such as Rokia, are discouraged from performing as musicians. Rokia attended "lycée" in Mali while her father was stationed in Brussels and started performing publicly as a university student in Bamako. She plays acoustic guitar as well as sings, and uses vocal harmonies in her arrangements which are rare in Malian music. She also plays ngoni (lute) and balafon. In 1997 Traoré linked with Mali musician

neg: Fairfax Intergenerational Housing Griot Village Fairfax Intergenerational Housing Griot Village Fairfax Intergenerational Housing project, also known as Griot Village, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a specialized housing development for intergenerational households, the first of its kind in Ohio. The project is designed according to Enterprise Green Community standards for seniors, ages 55 and older, who have legal custody of children. The project, completed in partnership with Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation (FRDC) in 2014, consists of 40 newly constructed clustered town homes which face a shared courtyard with playgrounds and green space, with the aim of creating a feeling of inclusiveness and promoting interaction. The development

neg: Griot from 1994 to 2003, was an internationally-known advocate for the significance of the griot in West African society. Griot A griot (; ), jali, or jeli ("djeli" or "djéli" in French spelling) is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, or musician. The griot is a repository of oral tradition and is often seen as a leader due to his or her position as an advisor to royal personages. As a result of the former of these two functions, they are sometimes called a bard. According to Paul Oliver in his "Savannah Syncopators: African Retentions in the Blues", "Though

neg: Griot Griot A griot (; ), jali, or jeli ("djeli" or "djéli" in French spelling) is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, or musician. The griot is a repository of oral tradition and is often seen as a leader due to his or her position as an advisor to royal personages. As a result of the former of these two functions, they are sometimes called a bard. According to Paul Oliver in his "Savannah Syncopators: African Retentions in the Blues", "Though [the griot] has to know many traditional songs without error, he must also have the ability to extemporize

neg: Guimba the Tyrant Guimba the Tyrant Guimba the Tyrant () is a 1995 Malian comedy drama film in the Bambara language (with some Fula language components), directed by noted Malian director Cheick Oumar Sissoko. The movie shows the rise and fall of a cruel and despotic village chief "Guimba", and his son "Jangine" in a fictional village in the Sahel of Mali. Some of the storytelling is done through the village griot, and with the film being placed in an old setting, this lends an epic touch to the movie. The exact chronological setting of the movie is difficult to ascertain, since it

neg: Randy Weston Xiao-Fen, Tanpani Demda Cissoko, Neil Clarke and Ayanda Clarke, and the poet Jayne Cortez. Describing it as an "epic work", the "Black Grooves" reviewer wrote that "The African Nubian Suite" "traces the history of the human race through music, with a narration by inspirational speaker Wayne B. Chandler, and introductions and stories by Weston in his role as griot... Stressing the unity of humankind, Weston incorporates music that 'stretches across millennia'—from the Nubian region along the Nile Delta, to the holy city of Touba in Senegal, to China's Shang dynasty, as well as African folk music and African American blues...

neg: Bobby Vinton Sings the Big Ones left unreleased. After Vinton had a hit with "Roses are Red (My Love)", Diamond Records purchased the demo and issued it as a single, reaching #38. They didn't even have another Vinton song to use as the B-side, so they put a song by Chuck and Johnny as the flip. Diamond refused to lease the single to Epic for the LP, so Epic had Vinton rerecord the song. The original hit version has never been issued on LP. Album - "Billboard" (North America) Singles - "Billboard" (North America) Bobby Vinton Sings the Big Ones Bobby Vinton Sings the Big Ones

neg: Yandé Codou Sène Yandé Codou Sène Yandé Codou Sène (also "Yande Codou Sene") was a Senegalese singer from the Serer ethnic group. She was born in 1932 at Somb in the Sine-Saloum delta and died on 15 July 2010 at Gandiaye in Sénégal. She was the official griot of president Léopold Sédar Senghor. Most of her music is in the Serer language. Yandé Codou sings in the old Serer tradition and have had a significant impact on Senegambian music as well as artists including Youssou N'Dour whom she has inspired immensely. Although she has been singing since she was a child and have

neg: Foday Musa Suso Foday Musa Suso Foday Musa Suso (born in Sarre Hamadi Village, Wuli District, in the Upper River Division of the eastern Gambia) is a Gambian musician and composer. He is a member of the Mandinka ethnic group, and is a "griot". Griots are the oral historians and musicians of the Mandingo people who live in several west African nations. Griots are a living library for the community providing history, entertainment, and wisdom while playing and singing their songs. It is an extensive verbal and musical heritage that can only be passed down within a griot family. Suso is a direct

neg: Djibril Tamsir Niane Djibril Tamsir Niane Djibril Tamsir Niane (born 9 January 1932) is a historian, playwright, and short story writer, born in Conakry, Guinea. His secondary education was in Senegal and his degree from the University of Bordeaux. He is an honorary professor of Howard University and the University of Tokyo. He is noted for introducing the Epic of Sundiata, about Sundiata Keita (ca 1217-1255), founder of the Mali Empire, to the Western world in 1960 by translating the story told to him by Djeli Mamoudou Kouyate, a griot or traditional oral historian. He also edited Volume IV —Africa from the Twelfth

neg: Kouroukan Fouga Kouroukan Fouga According to the "Epic of Sundiata", Kouroukan Fouga or Kurukan Fuga was the constitution of the Mali Empire created after the Battle of Krina (1235) by an assembly of nobles to create a government for the newly established empire. According to oral tradition of the "griot" poets of Mali and Guinea, the Kouroukan Fouga established the federation of Mandinka clans under one government, outlined how it would operate and established the laws by which the people would live. The name "Kurukan Fuga" is a toponym, translating to "clearing on granite / lateritic rock", referring to the plain near

neg: History of poetry prehistoric and ancient societies. Poetry appears among the earliest records of most literate cultures, with poetic fragments found on early monoliths, runestones and stelae. In Africa, poetry has a history dating back to prehistorical times with the creation of hunting poetry, and panegyric and elegiac court poetry were developed extensively throughout the history of the empires of the Nile, Niger and Volta river valleys . Some of the earliest written poetry in Africa can be found among the Pyramid Texts written during the 25th century BC, while the Epic of Sundiata is one of the most well-known examples of griot

neg: Life of the Party (Emcee N.I.C.E. song) in the key of F. Emcee N.I.C.E. sings the main notes while Blake Smith sings the upper notes with Stacey Dash singing in falsetto. The song received positive reviews from Russell Simmons Global Grind, calling the song a “Definite Banger! That Stacey Dash fans should thank him now”.TMZ subsidiary TooFab calling it an “Epic Hit” To coincide with the single release Emcee N.I.C.E. called on Executive Producers Frank DeRozan & Chantal Grayson who acquired the services of ProWerks Media & Director Kelly Schwarze based in Las Vegas, Nevada and edited by Emmy Award winner John Paul Franco to deliver a

neg: Griot Galaxy Griot Galaxy Griot Galaxy was an avant-garde jazz band led by Detroit saxophonist and poet Faruq Z. Bey. The band was founded in 1972 with drummer Tariq Samad, bassist Jaribu Shahid, and saxophonists Bey, Anthony Holland and David McMurray. Their first recorded appearance is often cited as coming from a 1976 album by Phil Ranelin entitled "Vibes from the Tribe". Bey is featured with Ranelin on a track called "He the One We All Know" with drummer Tariq Samad and David Abdul Kahafiz on zeetar. Bey is credited as Faruk Hanif Bey. The first recording by Griot Galaxy proper was

neg: Fairfax Intergenerational Housing Griot Village financing. In 2014, the Northeast Ohio Apartment Association (NOAA) recognized Griot Village with the highest award distinction, Platinum. In April 2015, a production team from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services visited Griot Village, to tape a video to be shown at the 2015 White House Conference on Aging. In 2015, the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) Northern Ohio Chapter recognized City Architecture and CMHA with the Multi-Family Architecture Award of Excellence for their work on Griot Village. Fairfax Intergenerational Housing Griot Village Fairfax Intergenerational Housing project, also known as Griot Village, located in Cleveland,

neg: Oral history in modern Mali to ease the anger members of the conflicting parties may feel toward each other. Jansen writes: “[a member of a conflicting party] must never express his opinions to the person he is in conflict with since this person will die of anger”. It is the job of the griot to keep both parties separate to eliminate the chance of this anger occurring. Similarly to the reason why the griot does not allow both parties to meet initially, the griot does not allow both parties to meet as a means to eliminate tensions that can occur if both parties were to

neg: Senegalese hip hop what we have taken from the griots, is from the journalistic side. A journalist engaged in his society." But at the same time, being labeled a griot has other connotations, and it all boils down to musical "authenticity". Griots come from long lineages of griots, the role of griot being passed down generation to generation. Griots thus have history, and this lineage, this great past, is connected with the idea of authenticity, therefore, when rappers assume the name "modern-day griot", they are given part of that history, and their art forms then become more "authentic". For U.S. rappers, it takes

neg: Oral history in modern Mali via oral historians. Such oral historians in Mali are known as griots, Jalis, and Jelis. The origins of oral history in Mali may be traced back to the story of Sunjata Keita. Modern-day oral history in Mali has transformed from the history based griots to a more contemporary musical and negotiator based griots. The current state of oral history in Mali has travelled to other realms like popular culture and politics. One cannot become a Griot; one must be born into a family of griots to hold that position. Sometimes, a key aspect to signify who is a griot can

neg: Camara Laye independent Guinea, where he held several government posts. He left Guinea for Senegal in 1965 because of political issues, never returning to his home country. In 1966 Camara Laye's third novel, "Dramouss" ("A Dream of Africa"), was published. In 1978 his fourth and final work, "Le Maître de la parole – Kouma Lafôlô Kouma" ("The Guardian of the Word"), was published. The novel was based on a Malian epic told by the griot Babou Condé about Sundiata Keita, the 13th-century founder of the Mali Empire. Camara Laye's authorship of "Le Regard du roi" was questioned by literary scholar Adele King

neg: Kiron Lenses company decided to discontinue after-market 35mm camera lens production to concentrate on industrial and other markets. In 1989 Kino Precision Industries merged with 'Melles Griot Japan' to form 'Kino-Melles Griot'. In 1995 the firm has changed its name to 'Melles Griot Ltd', and subsequently became a member of CVI Melles Griot Group in 2007. In June 2011 Illinois-based IDEX Corporation completed its $400 million acquisition of the laser and optical component maker CVI Melles Griot from its previous owner, the private equity firm Norwest Equity Partners. Lenses for 35 mm film cameras: Lenses were made in the following lens mounts:

neg: 16 Most Requested Songs (Bobby Vinton album) 1991, it did not enter the charts until five years later. It was the first compilation of Vinton's music in the charts since the release of "Bobby Vinton Sings the Golden Decade of Love" 21 years before. Album - Billboard (North America) 16 Most Requested Songs (Bobby Vinton album) 16 Most Requested Songs is a compilation album of 16 Top 40 hits that Bobby Vinton had for Epic Records. It is the last of 29 collections in the "16 Most Requested Songs" series that was released by Epic. Unlike most collections of Vinton's music, the song "Roses Are Red (My

neg: Halumatha Kuruba Purana Halumatha Kuruba Purana This is an oral epic of the Kuruba Community in the districts of Belgaum, Gulbarga and Bellary Bagalkot, Vijayapura (Bijapur) This oral epic has preserved for generations the collective experiences of the community and its cultural heroes, and its living traditions. This version was sung by an old reputed singer called Siddappa Meti and his associates, runs to 23,250 lines. During the performance of this epic, the singer sings to the rhythm of a small drum; and no other instrument is used. Both in rhythm and style, this is different from the other two epics described earlier.

neg: Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers is a 1959 album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, recorded with a studio Orchestra arranged and conducted by Frank DeVol. Ella focuses on well known jazz standards by lesser known songwriters, a useful counterbalance to her continuing songbooks project, which at this time found her in the midst of recording the epic "George and Ira Gershwin Songbook". Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album "Ella Fitzgerald is in fine form on this obscure LP, performing a dozen standards... An enjoyable

neg: Djembe to instruments whose use is reserved for members of the "griot" caste, such as the "balafon", "kora", and "ngoni". (The djembe is not a griot instrument.) Anyone who plays djembe is a djembefola—the term does not imply a particular level of skill. Geographically, the traditional distribution of the djembe is associated with the Mali Empire, which dates back to 1230 AD and included parts of the modern-day countries of Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Gambia, and Senegal. However, due to the lack of written records in West African countries, it is unclear whether the djembe predates or postdates the

neg: Dani Kouyaté theater show founded by his father. He began his film career in 1989 with the short film "Bilakoro", which was co-directed with Issa Traoré de Brahima. In 1992 he was co-founder of the film production company Sahelis Productions with Sékou Traoré and Issa Traoré de Brahima. He directed a number of other short films before the release of his first full-length feature, "Keïta! l'Héritage du griot" in 1995. Sundjata Keita's 13th century epic, "Sundjata", was Kouyaté's inspiration for the film, which depicts a middle-class family in Ouagadougou. He shot it in Ouagadougou, Sindou, and Ouahabou. His father played the central

neg: Start Over (song) of the repetitive lovesick theme B seems to gravitate towards, the music in this song nothing short of epic, as is Beyonce's vocal performance. The beat steadily grows from the verses to the bridge and, finally, to the chorus, with pounding drums coming in to the loop during the refrain as B[eyoncé] sings, 'Let's start over / Let's give love their wings / Let's start over / Stop fighting bout the same old thing.'" A mixed review was given by Andy Gill of "The Independent" who said that "the vocal editing on 'Start Over' is far too sloppy, confirming again

neg: Under the Bridge After the next verse an E major seven chord again marks a break before the start of the chorus. The second chorus transitions into a different verse, where Smith begins to play the drums, and Kiedis sings "Take me all the way/Yeah/Yeah-e-yeah/Oh no, no." After Kiedis cues "One time," a choir, whose presence was added to make the ending sound more epic, sings "Under the bridge downtown," in which Kiedis sings "Is where I drew some blood/I could not get enough/Forgot about my love/I gave my life away" in between. As the choir, Kiedis and drums stop, Frusciante and Flea

neg: Oral history in modern Mali history of their life. Emperors and great warriors often had griots and with such griots, oral history in Mali spreads. The oral historians who were “assigned” to or rather “chosen” for a family were set to remain loyal to that family for life. Loyalty was an important quality a griot must have. In Suso’s version of the Sunjata story says: “We [griots] will not abandon him”. In the Mali Empire, the bond between griots and the emperor, warrior-king, or family they served was meant to be a lifelong bond. In "Sunjata", Sunjata’s griot, Bala Faaseega Kuyate acted as both the

neg: Griot Galaxy accident five years prior. Griot Galaxy Griot Galaxy was an avant-garde jazz band led by Detroit saxophonist and poet Faruq Z. Bey. The band was founded in 1972 with drummer Tariq Samad, bassist Jaribu Shahid, and saxophonists Bey, Anthony Holland and David McMurray. Their first recorded appearance is often cited as coming from a 1976 album by Phil Ranelin entitled "Vibes from the Tribe". Bey is featured with Ranelin on a track called "He the One We All Know" with drummer Tariq Samad and David Abdul Kahafiz on zeetar. Bey is credited as Faruk Hanif Bey. The first recording by

neg: Motor-Cycle (album) late 60's counterculture, "down to the last seconal capsule", with lyrics that evoke "a Kerouac novel." Golden's coming of age saga is likely the first rock concept album by a female recording artist. On an album of "restlessly epic roadhouse suites" Golden uses the story-based format, featuring a cast of archetypal characters while playing the part of "emcee" of her own "aberrant cabaret." "Newsweek" hailed Golden as a new breed of female troubadour—an artist who not only sings, but writes her own songs: "What is common to them -- to Joni Mitchell and Lotti Golden, to Laura Nyro, [and] Melanie...

neg: Tumburu horse-faced. He holds the instrument veena that he plays as he sings. In another hand, he holds wooden cymbals, that he beats to maintain the rhythm. A South Indian legend records that Tumburu performed severe austerities and pleased god Shiva. Tumburu asked Shiva to grant him a horse-face, immortality, liberty to travel the universe, skill in music and singing and ability to reside with and serve Shiva. Shiva blessed him and granted the boons that he sought. In the Hindu epic "Mahabharata", Tumburu appears in many instances related with the Pandava brothers – the heroes of the epic. Tumburu once

neg: Djeli Moussa Diawara Djeli Moussa Diawara Djeli Moussa Diawara, born 1962 in Kankan, Guinea is a Kora player (Korafola), composer and singer. Djeli Moussa Diawara (also known as "Jali Musa Jawara") was born to a Griot family. His father was a balafon player, and his mother a singer. His half-brother, sharing the same mother, is Mory Kanté. He became a "jali," or "djeli", a mandingo word for griot. He learnt to play the balafon, the kora and the guitar. At 18 he played with his half-brother, who left the legendary Rail Band, in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Starting his solo career, he worked with

neg: Sona Jobarteh Sona Jobarteh Sona Jobarteh is a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer from the Gambia and the UK. She was born in 1983 into one of the five principal Kora-playing Griot families from West Africa – she is the first female professional kora player to come from a Griot family. She is the granddaughter of the Master Griot of his generation, Amadu Bansang Jobarteh, cousin of the well-known, celebrated Kora player Toumani Diabate as well as the sister of the renowned Diaspora Kora player Tunde Jegede. Born in London, Maya Sona Jobarteh is a member of one of the five principal Kora-playing

neg: Foday Musa Suso descendent of Jali Madi Wlen Suso, the griot who invented the kora over four centuries ago. He spent his childhood in a traditional Gambian village, in a household filled with kora music. Though his father was a master kora player, in griot tradition a father does not teach his own children the instrument. When Foday was 9, his father sent him to live with master kora teacher Sekou Suso in the village of Pasamasi, Wuli District. He trained with Sekou Suso until the age of 18. Suso's primary instrument is the kora, but he also plays the gravikord and several

neg: Serer-Noon after drinking it, they were found guilty and sentence to celibacy. This test was just one of many tests carried out by the head griot. The head male griot would test the young man whilst the head female griot would test the young woman. They speak the Noon language, which is one of the Cangin languages rather than a dialect of the Serer-Sine language. Their language is closely related to Saafi and the Laalaa language. Like many of the Serer group to which they belong, the Noon were very resistant to Islamization, and still adhere to the tenets of Serer

neg: Dramane Koné Santa Monica, California, United States. Djelia Kadi (2003 CD) Traditional west African Drumming featuring Dramane's dance music group (title tr. "It's good to be a griot."). • Great Great Grandparents Music (1997 Documentary Film) produced and directed by Taali Laafi Rosselini United States Role: Subject (music student). • Ballet Djelia Kadi with Dramane Koné, Master Drummer (2010 CD/DVD), produced by David Hilal and Miro (24 tracks: 12 audio, 12 video). Dramane Koné Dramane Kone (surname also spelled Koné; born 1982 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso) is a famous master drummer and griot from Burkina Faso who rose to prominence in 1997

neg: Shuri (comics) branding All-New, All-Different Marvel, T'Challa is shown trying to revive Shuri's body. Shuri's soul had transcended to the Djalia which was a spiritual plane consisting of the entire memories of Wakanda. There Shuri trained under the tutelage of a griot spirit who had taken the form of her mother, Ramonda. As they trained the griot spirit shared the memories of not only Wakanda but also before the nation had formed. With the help of Manifold, T'Challa was able combine his technology and Manifold's bending of reality to bring Shuri's soul back to the physical plane. After her revival Shuri had

neg: Brother Blue See also African-American tradition strand, below. African-American and African-related themes, lore, personalities, motifs and penumbra referenced in Brother Blue's opus include: "a chicken with a busted wing," lions, elephants, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., B.B. King. Blue spoke about skin color and racial issues, and being an African American during his own true life adventures. Brother Blue has been frequently featured by the U.S. National Association of Black Storytellers and is frequently referenced by the U.S. griot movement, spearheaded by such oral storyteller griots as Michael D. McCarty in Los Angeles, California, who are extending the original West African griot

neg: Kiyan Williams Africans in New York City. The griot is both human and spirit; neither man or woman; of the past, present, and future. The audience witnesses the griot transform their body into an alter of protection for Black people – living, deceased, and yet-to-be born. During this ritual performance, the griot covers themselves in dirt, glitter, paint, and rum while unearthing stories of Black queer resistance and liberation." - Dixon Place "Unearthing" Performance Description The performance begins with Williams entering into the performance space in a procession. Once at the stage area, which holds a large mound, they cover themselves in

neg: Music of Madagascar current form may represent a combination of the original, single-verse "rija" and an epic poem called the "isa." The Betsileo "rija" is performed by two men who each play a "jejy" while singing very loudly with a strained pitch in the soprano range. The structure of the song is complex and, unlike other Malagasy musical styles, parallel thirds are not predominant in the harmony. Other Southern ethnic groups also perform simplified variations of the "rija" featuring for example a solo musician who strums rather than fiddles his accompanying instrument and sings at a lower, more natural pitch. While the Betsileo

neg: Oral history in modern Mali be found in the last name. Jeliyas are similar to griots but are not born into a griot family. Jeliya described as the "art of the griot" refers to a type of "musical and verbal artist". Jelis have an "exclusive right to play the kora". Jelis are similar to griots because they also recount history but the jelis role is to "Sing and recount Mande social and political life". In reference to a griot, griots are only supposed to marry other griots. Like jelis, griots in Mali often use instruments and music to recite history which ultimately renders the history

neg: Griot "konting", "khalam", and the "nkoni" (which was noted by Ibn Baṭṭūṭah in 1353) may have originated in ancient Egypt. The "khalam" is claimed to be the ancestor of the banjo. Another long-necked lute is the "ramkie" of South Africa." Griots also wrote stories that children enjoyed listening too. These stories were passed down to their children. Today, performing is one of the most common functions of a griot. Their range of exposure has widened, and many griots now travel internationally to sing and play the kora or other instruments. Bakari Sumano, head of the Association of Bamako Griots in Mali

neg: Griot people categorized all too simplistically as members of a 'caste', a term that has come under increasing attack as a distortion of the social structure in the region. In the worst case, that difference meant burial for griots in trees rather than in the ground in order to avoid polluting the earth (Conrad and Frank 1995:4-7). Although these traditions are changing, griots and people of griot heritage still find it difficult to marry outside of their social group." This discrimination is now deemed illegal. In addition to being singers and social commentators, griots are often skilled instrumentalists. Their instruments include

neg: I Looked Up A cover of "Black Jack Davey", a Scottish traditional folk song, begins the album. It is Heron who sings the piece in an uptempo style. The album also contains Robin Williamson's most experimental, "Pictures in a Mirror". The epic, a mixture of folk and drama, tells the story of Lord Randell. Williamson's vocals are prominent on this track for his range and ability to distort his voice. A highlight of the album, Mike Heron's composition "This Moment," is regarded as one of Heron's best pieces. Dave Mattacks, a drummer of Fairport Convention, is featured on "The Letter", a track which

neg: Aucassin and Nicolette avoids this by disguising herself as a minstrel. She then sets sail for Beaucaire to rejoin her beloved Aucassin. There, before Aucassin who does not immediately recognize her, she sings of her own adventures and the love between them. Finally, in due time she makes herself known to him, and the two marry. The story ends by saying that now the two have found (lasting) happiness the narrator has nothing left to say. Critics have seen the story as a parody of such genres as the epic, the romance, and the saint's life. "Few Old French genres escape parody in

neg: Hadestown (musical) ("Papers"). The Fates surround an exhausted Orpheus and tell him to give up on saving Eurydice ("Nothing Changes"). Orpheus sings of his despair at losing Eurydice, which Persephone overhears ("If It's True"). Touched by Orpheus' music, Persephone tells Hades to let Eurydice go ("How Long"). Hades offers to give Orpheus a chance to sing for him ("Chant II"). Orpheus sings a version of the song he'd been writing when Eurydice left, reminding Hades of his love for Persephone ("Epic (Part III)"). Hades is affected more than he had expected, and the Fates explain his dilemma: if he keeps Eurydice captive,

neg: Djibril Diop Mambéty technique as seen in the opening scene of "Contras'city" when French classical music accompanies the visual of the French-style Dakar City Hall building; it is then interrupted by the Senegalese flag, a disruption of the music, and a voiceover of someone saying "Dakar." "Cinema is magic in the service of dreams." "The word griot...is the word for what I do and the role that the filmmaker has in society...the griot is a messenger of one's time, a visionary and the creator of the future." ("Africa Shoots Back") "One has to choose between engaging in stylistic research or the mere recording

neg: Pélagie Gbaguidi Pélagie Gbaguidi Pélagie Gbaguidi (from Benin, born in Dakar in 1965), lives and works in Brussels. Gbaguidi calls herself a contemporary "Griot". A "Griot" questions the individual as he or she moves through life by absorbing the words of the ancients and modeling them like a ball of fat that he places in the stomach of each passer-by with the ingredients of the day. In the practical sense, it breaks the commonplace rhythm by inserting subtle incidents integrating its part of eternity. Her work is an anthology of signs and traces on the trauma. In fact, it is one of

neg: Mamadou Sidiki Diabaté "balafon", and "ngoni"). Toumani comments, "The Symmetric Orchestra reflects the spirit of Mali's new democracy since 1992 – a spirit of equality, and creativity. There's a public in Mali today that love traditional music – griot music – but not the griot milieu. With the Symmetric, they feel free to enjoy this music without the obligations of tradition. And this gives us the freedom to present the tradition in new ways." The Symmetric Orchestra is just one example of Toumani's fusion of tradition and innovation; Toumani's album "New Ancient Strings" (1999) is a response to his father's classic recording "Ancient

neg: At the Dawn of War of War" was at first released as a limited 500 copies edition digipak, and included the "Upon the Fields of Battle" DVD. Afterwards the CD and DVD were released separately. Musically, the album incorporated more folk influences to the band's style, and Ohtar sings more folk vocals. The fantasy elements were taken a step a head from "The War That Plagues the Lands" as the choir adds epic battle hymn feel. The lyrics on the album continue from where they were left on the previous album, telling an epic fantasy tale of a battle between armies of good and evil.

neg: Hamid Drake performance and educational collective named the Mandingo Griot Society, which combined traditional African music and narrative with distinctly American influences. Don Cherry, who Drake first met in 1978, was another continuing collaborator. After meeting Don Cherry, Hamid and fellow percussionist Adam Rudolph travelled with Don to Europe, where they explored the interior landscape of percussion and shared deeply in Mr. Cherry‘s grasp of music‘s spiritually infinite transformational possibilities. Drake worked extensively with him from 1978 until Cherry‘s death in 1995. Drake was one of the founders, along with Foday Musa Suso and Adam Rudolph, of The Mandingo Griot Society. His

neg: Fairfax Intergenerational Housing Griot Village receive supportive services to address their specific needs. The Coordinator provides intake, assessment, planning, coordination and implementation of community services that support economic development and service activities. Griot Village is the winner of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) 2014 Agency Awards of Merit. The project won the 2014 Developments of Distinction Award: LIHTC Development that Best Exemplifies Major Community Impact given by Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits, which recognized exceptional achievement in the development of properties using the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC), and/or tax credit developments using U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

neg: America's Black Holocaust Museum 2006; in 2008, the museum's board of directors announced that the museum would be closed temporarily because of financial problems. The original museum was tore down in early 2017. The site, including the former Garfield Avenue School, was redeveloped as the Historic Garfield School Redevelopment Program. On April 4, 2017, the developers broke ground on a new building called The Griot on the footprint of the original museum. The new museum is located on the ground floor of the Griot and is scheduled to open in fall 2018. A new ABHM was established as a "virtual museum" by ABHM's Board

neg: Rapping modern rap is the West African griot tradition, in which "oral historians", or "praise-singers", would disseminate oral traditions and genealogies, or use their formidable rhetorical techniques for gossip or to "praise or critique individuals." Griot traditions connect to rap along a lineage of Black verbal reverence that goes back to ancient Egyptian practices, through James Brown interacting with the crowd and the band between songs, to Muhammad Ali's quick-witted verbal taunts and the palpitating poems of the Last Poets. Therefore, rap lyrics and music are part of the "Black rhetorical continuum", and aim to reuse elements of past traditions while

neg: Mary Carter Smith of Baltimore City and, in 1991, the official Griot of Maryland. Mary Carter Smith Mary Carter Smith (1919 – April 24, 2007) was a noted American educator who helped revive storytelling as an educational tool. She graduated from Coppin State University and was a teacher in the Baltimore City Public School system for thirty-one years. Additionally, she was a co-founder of Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Maryland, founding member of Big Brothers-Big Sisters of America, the Arena Players theatre company and the Griots' Circle of Maryland. She hosted a Saturday morning radio program, "Griot for the Young and the Young at

neg: Mary Carter Smith Mary Carter Smith Mary Carter Smith (1919 – April 24, 2007) was a noted American educator who helped revive storytelling as an educational tool. She graduated from Coppin State University and was a teacher in the Baltimore City Public School system for thirty-one years. Additionally, she was a co-founder of Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Maryland, founding member of Big Brothers-Big Sisters of America, the Arena Players theatre company and the Griots' Circle of Maryland. She hosted a Saturday morning radio program, "Griot for the Young and the Young at Heart" and, in 1983, Mary Smith was named the official Griot

neg: Let There Be Rock the glory of rock, canonized here in hymn-like worship. The near-epic title track to what is widely regarded as the best Bon Scott-era album, the song is a holy testimony, bringing good news to all those who believe in the healing power of rock & roll - amen! Oh yeah, it also kicks unholy ass!" David Fricke of "Rolling Stone" wrote of the album in a 2008 cover story, "AC/DC's early albums were perfectly frenetic, but inconsistent. Their second U.S. LP was almost all killer. Scott sings 'Bad Boy Boogie' and 'Problem Child' like he's the "enfant terrible"...Angus' solos are

neg: Fly (Phillip Phillips song) only so much closer." Phillip won't give up breaking out of the walls of this "cruel maze" of a nameless society: "I reach my hands to the sky... and fly!"" The song was released on April 22, 2014, the same time when "Behind the Light" was ready for pre-order. Early acclaim came from "Direct Lyrics", who says "Fly" is being praised by fans on Twitter. Notably highlighting the song's guitar solos, epic drums, and Phillip's passionate vocals. No doubt 'Fly' is such an intense record! "I feel it's hard to say what's on my mind", sings the winner of American

neg: Case Conrad will come out on Stargazer Records and This Is Forte. Case Conrad's long-distant relationship between Barcelona, Spain and Malmö, Sweden seems to be working out. Like Gustav Haggren sings in the final epic track "Blood" on kick drums on the new album: All we’ve done’s been proven wrong, yet we were right all along. Case Conrad Case Conrad is an Indie rock band of four Swedes and one Portuguese, formed in 2009 and spread out between Malmö, Sweden, and Barcelona, Spain. Their sound has been described as “folk-and-surf-inflected dream pop” by magazine "Creative Loafing". Gustav Haggren, who formed the group

neg: Faruq Z. Bey Faruq Z. Bey Faruq Z. Bey (born Jesse Davis, February 4, 1942 – June 1, 2012) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer from Detroit, Michigan. Bey was known for his work with Griot Galaxy, which played distinct compositions, often by Bey. Odd meters and polyrhythms were a frequent feature of the group's tunes, which would give way to free sections. Originally started in 1972, Griot Galaxy settled into its most stable line-up around 1980, when Bey was joined by saxophonists David McMurray and Anthony Holland, as well as bassist Jaribu Shahid and drummer Tani Tabbal. Griot Galaxy played at

neg: Keïta! l'Héritage du griot of "Keïta", his first full-length feature. The film's working title was "Keita: From Mouth to Ear". It was shot in the towns of Ouagadougou, Sindou, and Ouahabou. The assistant director was Alidou Badini. "Keïta!" received the Best First Film Prize from the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco) and was awarded the Junior Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. "The New York Times" praised the film, claiming it "succeeds admirably in keeping... history alive." In a 1995 interview, Kouyate reflected on the experience and commenting on traditional society, saying: Keïta! l'Héritage du griot Keïta! l'Héritage du griot (English