WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Griots of western Africa from Senegal and Mauritania across to Mali and Nigeria use oral traditions which date back over 2, 000 years. They often accompany storytelling with musical instruments such as the Kora, a 21 stringed lute-bridge-harp, drums or horns to tell stories.

Detailed explanation-2: -The stories and history told by griots are used in many ways: to preserve tradition and history, as a way to educate children, or even as a means of entertainment. Oral tradition is often used to preserve information and history before it becomes lost or forgotten.

Detailed explanation-3: -The history of Africa has tended to rely on written evidence. But Africans had their own particular system of recording past events, situations and traditions, before Europeans started writing about it. This was based on collecting oral testimonies.

Detailed explanation-4: -West African Griot Every village in West Africa had its own griot. Griots are considered human record keepers, living libraries of history and traditions.

Detailed explanation-5: -They are told by people known as griots (pronounced gree-oh), also known in some cultures as jeliw, who are the narrators of oral traditions. Born into their highly respected position, griots play an important role.