Griot
A griot (/ˈɡri.oʊ/; French pronunciation: [ɡʁi.o]), jali or jeli (djeli or djéli in French spelling) is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet and/or musician. The griot is a repository of oral tradition and is often seen as a societal leader due to his traditional position as an advisor to royal personages. As a result of the former of these two functions, he is sometimes also called a bard. According to Paul Oliver in his book Savannah Syncopators, "Though [the griot] has to know many traditional songs without error, he must also have the ability to extemporize on current events, chance incidents and the passing scene. His wit can be devastating and his knowledge of local history formidable". Although they are popularly known as "praise singers", griots may use their vocal expertise for gossip, satire, or political comment.
Griots today live in many parts of West Africa and are present among the Mande peoples (Mandinka, Malinké, Bambara, etc.), Fulɓe (Fula), Hausa, Songhai, Tukulóor, Wolof, Serer, Mossi, Dagomba, Mauritanian Arabs and many other smaller groups. The word may derive from the French transliteration "guiriot" of the Portuguese word "criado", or masculine singular term for "servant". These story-tellers are more predominant in the northern portions of West Africa.
Griot (rapper)
Griot, also known as Brewz Bana, is a rapper from Basel, Switzerland. Formerly known as Mory, he released several records and mix-tapes, until he was finally signed by Universal Records, Switzerland.
Discography
As Mory
As Griot
Singles
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Podcasts:
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ALBUMS
- Catálogo dos novos talentos da MPB released:
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- Best of IGSU «Anti-Littering Song Contest» 09 released: 2009
Best of IGSU «Anti-Littering Song Contest» 09
Released 2009- Agriff
- Sous les déchets la plage
- Abfou ond Schärbe
- Don't Want No Trash
- Ghüder
- King of Littering
- De Tubel bin ich
- LitterIT
- Littering
- Sötsch di schäme
- Zit für Veränderig
- IGSU (I'm Gonna Save Us)
- Jette pas les déchets
- Bitters Ding
- Stop Littering
- Jette-moi (IGSU)
- Littering
- Es könnte einfacher sein
- It Is Everywhere
- Yes, It's True
- Gone But Not Vergotten
- Was isch loss
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Pity For A Dime
by: CreedAn artificial season
Covered by summer rain
Losing all my reason
Cause there's nothing left to blame
Shadows paint the sidewalk
A living picture in a frame
See the sea of people
All their faces look the same
So I sat down for awhile
Forcing a smile
In a state of self-denial
Is it worthwhile
Sell my pity for a dime
Yeah, Just one dime
Sell my pity for a dime
Yeah, Just one dime
Plain talk can be the easy way
Signs of losing my faith
Losing my faith
Plain talk can be the easy way
Signs of losing my faith
Losing my faith
So I sat down for awhile
Yeah, Forcing a smile
In a state of self-denial
Yeah, Is it worthwhile
Sell my pity for a dime
Yeah, Just one dime
Sell my pity for a dime
Yeah, Just one dime
So I sat down for awhile
Yeah, Forcing a smile
In a state of self-denial
Yeah, Is it worthwhile
Sell my pity for a dime
Yeah, Just one dime
Sell my pity for a dime
Latest News for: griot
Cornell Concert Series hosts Sona Jobarteh, musician of the West African griot tradition (Cornell University)
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