Keïta! L'héritage du griot (1996)

Run Time: 1h34m | Release: 12 Apr 1996

Production Countries: Burkina Faso, France

5.9 / 107 Vote Count

Overview:

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.