Rate: Keita! The Voice of the Griot
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[BE THE FIRST TO RATE THIS MOVIE]Calorie Rating: 132
Released: 1996-04-12
Running Time: 94 Minutes
Studios: Sahélis Productions, Afix Productions, Les Productions de la Lanterne,
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.