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Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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The Story Telling Tradition of West Africa
West africa is home to a tradition of folk lore presided over by mystics and holy men known as the greots. For millennia, these greots have played the roles of story teller, historian, singer, poet and musician all together. You are currently listening to a pair of griots from the town of yellokeller in modern maley, still practising this ancient tradition to day.
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