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Keita! The Voice of the Griot

It is an ordinary afternoon for young Mabo Keïta, at home, in Burkina Faso (West Africa). While his parents are taking a nap, he reads a schoolbook on the front porch when a stranger - an elderly man carrying his own hammock - appears for an unexpected visit. It turns out that the old man is a griot, a West African musician/entertainer whose performances include tribal histories and genealogies. The position of a griot is a time-honored one and passed down from father to son for many generations.

Top Cast

  • Seydou Boro

    Seydou Boro

    Sundjata Keita

  • Hamed Dicko

    Hamed Dicko

    Mabo Keïta

  • Abdoulaye Komboudri

    Abdoulaye Komboudri

    M. Fafana l'instituteur

  • Sotigui Kouyaté

    Sotigui Kouyaté

    Djeliba Kouyaté

  • Claire Sanon

    Claire Sanon

    Sitan

  • Blandine Yaméogo

    Blandine Yaméogo

    Sogolon

  • Seydou Rouamba

    Seydou Rouamba

    Sundjata Keita enfant

  • Mamadou Sarr

    Mamadou Sarr

    Boicar

  • Souleymane Koulibali

    Souleymane Koulibali

    Maghan Kon Fatta

Overview

It is an ordinary afternoon for young Mabo Keïta, at home, in Burkina Faso (West Africa). While his parents are taking a nap, he reads a schoolbook on the front porch when a stranger - an elderly man carrying his own hammock - appears for an unexpected visit. It turns out that the old man is a griot, a West African musician/entertainer whose performances include tribal histories and genealogies. The position of a griot is a time-honored one and passed down from father to son for many generations.

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