The legendary west African kingdom of Kaabu has long been memorialized in the songs and stories of griots. That's inspired ...

Stories of the kingdom of Kaabu's reign have been told for generations through a kind of traditional song. Now, an archaeological dig has confirming the histories told and retold by griots.

The name of the initiative has deep cultural significance. In West African traditions, a griot is a tribal elder responsible ...

From the 16th to the 19th centuries, the kingdom of Kaabu dominated a swath of West Africa that included modern ... historians and musicians known as the griots. Nino Galissa lives in Guinea ...