Inspired by the drummer Arthur Taylor’s “Notes and Tones” collection of interviews with fellow musicians, Pelt started his ...

Griot: A central figure in many West African cultures. Historically, the griot held many functions, including community historian, cultural critic, indigenous artist and collective spokesperson. The ...

Sona Jobarteh, a multi-instrumentalist singer and composer, is the first professional female playing the Kora from any of the ...

The musical instrument called the kora has been played almost exclusively by men since the 13th century, strictly passed down as a family tradition in West Africa. But one musician has changed ...

The Griot Institute for the Study of Black Lives and Cultures ensures consistent intellectual and artistic engagement with issues of importance to Black lives and cultures. Lectures and discussions ...

ST. LOUIS – If you want to immerse yourself in education at a historical museum, plan a visit to the Griot Museum of Black ...

Her legacy is now further enhanced after her family gifted her personal Black history collection to the Griot Museum of Black History. To acknowledge the gift and launch of the Alice M.

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a beautiful adaptation of West African griot oral tradition around resistance, perseverance, and abolitionism,” the ...

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Griot’s Table is a black-owned multi-sensory, experiential, and immersive supper club and traveling dining event company that takes diners through a discovery of the tales of Afro-history from ...

Her research revolves around emergent representations in African film; the intersection of children’s literature and film; ...