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⏲ Duration: 41 min 29 sec ✓ Published: 07-May-2019
Description: For centuries, jelis—also called griots in French—have been the musical storytellers in parts of West Africa, respected as keepers of history, jurists, interpreters of current events and advisers to rulers. The jeli’s signature instrument is the kora, a 21-string lute with a large gourd resonator.nnMaster kora player, Yacouba Sissoko, has been described as the most talented jeli of his generation. Sissoko, was born in Kita in central Mali, to a well-known family of jelis.nnIn addition to p
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