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Griot

from Three Gees by Baba Sissoko

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lyrics

In Mali, they say Griot and the word Griot means multiple things.
If somebody called you Griot, it means that you are somebody who can build different things and resolve ethnic conflicts and family troubles either in small towns or crowded cities.
Malians consider the Griot as the messenger, the teller and the keeper of history.
The Griot is the one who announces the weddings, births and the deaths: the one who brings peace and reconciliation between couples, brothers, friends and neighborhours. Everybody listen to the words he says and respects him because he knows the history of the village and what a misunderstanding

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from Three Gees, released April 16, 2015

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Baba Sissoko Mali

Born in Bamako (Mali), Baba Sissoko is the undisputed master of tamani (the original talking drum), that he started to play since he was a child (thanks to the teaching of his grand-father Djeli Baba Sissoko)
Baba Sissoko plays also ngoni, kamalengoni, guitar, balaphon, calebasse, sildrum and… he sings!
He is from a great and ancient dynasty of griots from Mali.
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