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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:musician
gptkb:poet
gptkb:storytelling
Oral historian
West African tradition
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gptkbp:etymology
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French word 'griot'
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gptkbp:foundIn
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gptkb:Burkina_Faso
gptkb:Gambia
gptkb:Guinea
gptkb:Ivory_Coast
gptkb:Mali
gptkb:Mauritania
gptkb:Niger
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Senegal
gptkb:West_Africa
gptkb:Guinea-Bissau
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gptkbp:function
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Education
entertainment
Political commentary
Cultural transmission
Genealogy preservation
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gptkbp:hereditary
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Yes
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Griot
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gptkbp:instrument
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gptkb:Calabash
gptkb:Kora
gptkb:Talking_drum
gptkb:Ngoni
gptkb:Balafon
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Fula
gptkb:Wolof
gptkb:Soninke
Bambara
Hausa
Mandinka
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Toumani_Diabaté
gptkb:Sona_Jobarteh
gptkb:Bako_Dagnon
gptkb:Kandia_Kouyaté
gptkb:Balla_Fasséké
gptkb:Mory_Kanté
gptkb:Seckou_Keita
gptkb:Sidiki_Diabaté
Ablaye Cissoko
Djéli Moussa Diawara
Mamadou Diabaté
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gptkbp:origin
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gptkb:Mande_peoples
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Jali
gptkb:Bard
Jeli
Guele
Praise singer
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gptkbp:role
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Advise royalty
Compose praise songs
Educate community
Mediate disputes
Perform music
Preserve oral history
Recite genealogies
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gptkbp:socialClass
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Respected
Special caste
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gptkbp:tradition
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gptkb:oral_tradition
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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Yes
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Story_of_General_Dann_and_Mara's_Daughter,_Griot_and_the_Snow_Dog
gptkb:Mande_culture
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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