Keita! The Voice of the Griot

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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.

Cast & crew

Adama Kouyaté · Abdoulaye Komboudri · Sotigui Kouyaté · Claire Sanon · Seydou Boro · Blandine Yaméogo · Seydou Rouamba · Hamed Dicko · Mamadou Sarr · Dani Kouyaté · Souleymane Koulibali

Studios & networks

Afix Productions · Les Productions de la Lanterne · Sahélis Productions