Keita! The Voice of the Griot (1996)
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.
- Released
- 1996-04-12
- Genres
- Fantasy, Drama
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Dani Kouyaté
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 9 votes
Cast
- Seydou Boro as Sundjata Keita
- Hamed Dicko as Mabo Keïta
- Abdoulaye Komboudri as M. Fafana l'instituteur
- Sotigui Kouyaté as Djeliba Kouyaté
- Claire Sanon as Sitan
- Blandine Yaméogo as Sogolon
- Seydou Rouamba as Sundjata Keita enfant
- Mamadou Sarr as Boicar
- Souleymane Koulibali as Maghan Kon Fatta
- Adama Kouyaté as Le maître chasseur
- Awa Sow as Sassouma Bérété