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

The legendary west African kingdom of Kaabu has long been memorialized in the songs and stories of griots. That's inspired archaeologists to... Griots are having a moment. A griot is a storyteller ...

Griots are having a moment. A griot is a storyteller who preserves and passes down history in stories and poems and songs. They're part of West African culture — and part of the story that ...

A griot is a storyteller who preserves and passes down history in stories and poems and songs. They’re part of West African culture but the term itself has a bit of colonialist irony in its aura ...

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.