#Griots #History #Education #Africa
Griots are an ancient West African institution fulfilling a variety of roles, largely as praise givers and historians. Their main objective: tying their wealthy patrons to heroic luminaries of the past to boost their reputation. As accomplished artists and guardians of history, you would expect that griots were always held in high esteem. But a love-hate relationship with the institution persisted even into death, with griots being forbidden from regular burial. Come learn the fun size story of griots, flatterers for-hire spending eternity in baobab trees!
