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.

Country:

Burkina Faso,

France

Genre:

Fantasy,

Drama

Duration:

94 minutes

Year:

1996

Director:

Dani Kouyaté

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Company:

Sahélis Productions,

Afix Productions,

Les Productions de la Lanterne

Cast:

Sundjata Keita

Mabo Keïta

M. Fafana l'instituteur

Djeliba Kouyaté

Sitan

Crew:

Director

Writer

Director of Photography

Sound

Editor