Keita! The Voice of the Griot

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Apr 12, 96 Fantasy , Drama

Overview

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.

Director
Dani Kouyaté
Writer
Dani Kouyaté
Producer
S. Pierre Yameogo
Original Music Composer
Sotigui Kouyaté
Director of Photography
Robert Millié

Top Billed Cast

Seydou Boro
Sundjata Keita
Hamed Dicko
Mabo Keïta
Abdoulaye Komboudri
M. Fafana l'instituteur
Sotigui Kouyaté
Djeliba Kouyaté
Seydou Rouamba
Sundjata Keita enfant

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