Keita! The Voice of the Griot
1996 · 1h 34m · N/A
Drama, Fantasy
Directed by
Dani Kouyaté
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Dani Kouyaté Director
- 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
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