Keita! The Voice of the Griot
Keita! The Voice of the Griot

Keita! The Voice of the Griot

1996-04-12 | 94 min

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.

Genres

Fantasy Drama

Cast

Seydou Boro

Seydou Boro

Hamed Dicko

Hamed Dicko

Abdoulaye Komboudri

Abdoulaye Komboudri

Sotigui Kouyaté

Sotigui Kouyaté

Claire Sanon

Claire Sanon

Blandine Yaméogo

Blandine Yaméogo

Seydou Rouamba

Seydou Rouamba

Mamadou Sarr

Mamadou Sarr

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