• Apr 12, 1996
  • 94 min
  • Full-HD

Keita! The Voice of the Griot (1996)

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.

Category
Country
Burkina Faso France
Companies
Sahélis Productions Afix Productions Les Productions de la Lanterne

Seydou Boro

Sundjata Keita

Hamed Dicko

Mabo Keïta

Abdoulaye Komboudri

M Fafana

Sotigui Kouyaté

Djeliba Kouyaté

Claire Sanon

Sitan

Blandine Yaméogo

Sogoton

Seydou Rouamba

Mamadou Sarr

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