Keita! The Voice of the Griot

04/12/1996

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1hr 34min

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Fantasy

,Drama

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Seydou Boro
  • Hamed Dicko
  • Abdoulaye Komboudri
  • Sotigui Kouyaté
  • Claire Sanon

    Directors

  • Dani Kouyaté
  • S. Pierre Yameogo

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Sahélis Productions
  • Afix Productions
  • Les Productions de la Lanterne

    Production Countries

  • Burkina Faso
  • France

LANGUAGES

  • French