griot

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He was our griot, and now our griot has crossed over.

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  1. noun A storyteller in western Africa who perpetuates the oral tradition and history of a village or family.

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  • Cameras follow N'Dour as he revisits his griot heritage, does earnest press and speaks out for worthy causes, and records his ambitious 2004 Afro-Arab fusion album Egypt. —  Baltimore City Paper
  • Because if we don't assume the role of griot, local TV news personalities will. —  Thumbscrews
  • Uneasy 'Quasar' settles on a complex Latin rhythm and then dissolves into cosmic pie, and 14-minute 'Water Torture' further explores the griot drum languages of the Mande and Soninke as it wanders and weeps through the streets of a sleeping city. —  Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website
  • Washed down with three fingers of famed Barbancourt rum, there's nothing better than griot-pig chunks cooked with sour orange and shallots and then fried in rendered lard. —  Village Voice - The most recent 10 stories
  • When I rushed past the same spot later in the day, Diop - a drummer / griot from Senegal - had garnered a pretty large crowd whose crescent shape blocked most of the walkway. —  Seattle Metblogs
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  1. French, alteration of guiriot, perhaps ultimately from Portuguese criado, domestic servant, from Latin creātus, one brought up or trained, from past participle of creāre, to produce, bring up; see create.
 

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