
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
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.
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- French
- burkina faso
- griot
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- Theatrical (limited)New York City, New York12 Apr 1996
FranceFR
- Theatrical28 Oct 1997
GermanyDE
- PremiereSource: IMDB (Mannheim-Heidelberg)13 Oct 1995
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Keita! The Voice of the Griot was released on 12 April 1996.
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