Keita! L’héritage du griot
November 10, 2008Keita! The Heritage of the Griot
Call Number: VHS00322
by Dani Kouyaté; Sotigui Kouyaté; Hamed Dicko; Seydou Boro; AFIX Productions.; Productions de la lanterne.; Sahélis Productions.; California Newsreel (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: Jula and French with English subtitles
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : California Newsreel, 1994.
Notes: Originally released in 1994 (94 mins.);
Summary: Based on one of the most important works of African oral literature, the Sundjata epic. When a djéliba, a master griot or bard, arrives mysteriously at the home of Mabo Keïta to teach him “the meaning of his name,” the boy and griot are inevitably brought into conflict with his Westernized mother and schoolteacher, who have rejected African tradition. The griot reveals to Mabo the story of his distant ancestor, Sundjata Keïta, the 13th century founder of the great Malian trading empire.
OCLC #: 35139687
Added: November 10, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
