I also liked the term griot as it reinforces the need for a point of view.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chris Heathcote: anti-mega] Reference

For example, A griot is a major player in West African society.    From Wordnik.com.  [‘Official’ UK re-mix site] Reference

A griot is a male singer who keeps the village history as an oral tradition.    From Wordnik.com.  [NPR Topics: News] Reference

Anoff believes he will eventually recoup his costs because his movie has translated "griot" art - the oral storytelling technique.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Rick: Would you be considered a "griot" within your own community?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Modern Guitars Magazine] Reference

We've been studying the "griot" people of Senegal lately, and listening to Sabar drum music.    From Wordnik.com.  [MIT Admissions] Reference

I understand this in terms of my claim of being a griot.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Definition: Hip Hop Feminism « Gender Across Borders] Reference

But griot cultures know and understand marvelous things.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jesse Larner: Pete Seeger, "Folk Music" and the Left] Reference

As a griot, what exactly were you looking for in the U.S.?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Modiba: Cheick Hamala Diabate 'Takes It Slow,' as Buzz for New Album Picks up] Reference

A griot left for eternity and the whole tribe is in tears.    From Wordnik.com.  [Haiti: Honoring the Life of Father Gerard Jean Juste] Reference

I'm also very well placed to serve as his griot in the U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [Modiba: Cheick Hamala Diabate 'Takes It Slow,' as Buzz for New Album Picks up] Reference

We have a veritable griot in our midst in Cheick Hamala Diabate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nightlife Agenda] Reference

So in this particular song, I decided to tell my own griot story.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dee Dee Bridgewater Discovers Her 'Red Earth'] Reference

As a griot, I do feel an obligation to let them know what's going on.    From Wordnik.com.  [Modiba: Cheick Hamala Diabate 'Takes It Slow,' as Buzz for New Album Picks up] Reference

As we walked through Laurelton, I could smell roasting griot, or pork.    From Wordnik.com.  [Giving "The Devil" His Due] Reference

Wali Cham talks about what it means to be a djele, another word for griot.    From Wordnik.com.  [‘Official’ UK re-mix site] Reference

She learned poetry from a Greek epic poet, and storytelling from an African griot.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Girl in the Tower] Reference

(Soundbite of laughter) Ms. BRIDGEWATER: It's an old, griot song, "Massane Cisse.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Dee Dee Bridgewater Discovers Her 'Red Earth'] Reference

Kouyaté's of the griot lineage; storytelling is genetically included in the deal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: From Maori to Mali] Reference

Before greeting everyone, he says "I salute my great griot Cheick Hamala Diabate.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Modiba: Cheick Hamala Diabate 'Takes It Slow,' as Buzz for New Album Picks up] Reference

Mory Kante, quite possibly the world's first multi-million selling crossover griot.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 23, 2002] Reference

As a griot, wherever I go I respect (praise) others, and they listen to what I say.    From Wordnik.com.  [Modiba: Cheick Hamala Diabate 'Takes It Slow,' as Buzz for New Album Picks up] Reference

The premier entertainment griot, Harlem One Stop 917-583-4109, will offer walking tours.    From Wordnik.com.  [Celebrate The Glory Of Sugar Hill @ Temple M In Harlem «] Reference

Not anyone can become a griot there are particular families that sporn griot apprentices.    From Wordnik.com.  [‘Official’ UK re-mix site] Reference

I mean the great stories of Mali died if the griot died before passing everything on, right?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Inspired to Last : Kwame Dawes : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation] Reference

And his last album, "Mufu," took him back really to his beginnings, which is griot beginnings.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Legends of African Music': Sounds of a Continent] Reference

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The griot, or community elders, come see the show and offer their blessings.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 22, 2003] Reference

His group explores traditional griot music and the blues on its deeply satisfying 2009 release "I Speak Fula.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Summer Sounds, Outdoors and Outside City Limits] Reference

Ami KoitaWest African singer Ami Koita was born in Djoliba, Mali (birthplace of griot legend Salif Keita), in 1952.    From Wordnik.com.  [Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume 145] Reference

Could the griot quote be a reference to the land that was supposed to be given to freed slaves that was never received?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Griot Society vs. Cavalier Daily at cvillenews.com] Reference

He was our griot, and now our griot has crossed over.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Progressive] Reference

I am a griot by birth and by name and will always be.    From Wordnik.com.  [North Coast Journal Comments] Reference

This is the real deal teeming with pure griot ingenuity.    From Wordnik.com.  [IGN Music] Reference

Let the master griot (our story teller) open the reasoning.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Exclusive: John Legend's 'Inspiring Week In Africa,' In His Own Words] Reference

The griot (fried pork) is tender and the stewed goat heavenly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Miami New Times | Complete Issue] Reference

The griot percussions of Moussa Cissoko had also found their place in the.    From Wordnik.com.  [AvaxHome RSS:] Reference

Because if we don't assume the role of griot, local TV news personalities will.    From Wordnik.com.  [Thumbscrews] Reference

It's much the same formula, with griot praise songs and tunes rooted in the players '.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference