Griots and Griottes

<p>Griots a uniquely African profession fulfill a variety of roles as genealogists historians spokespersons diplomats musicians teachers praise singers and advisors. Telling the story of these remarkable wordsmiths and performers Thomas A. Hale addresses the nature of their verbal and musical art the role of female griots or griottes how griots and griottes fit into their societies and what their future might be in Africa and the rest of the world.</p>