Keita! The Voice of the Griot (1996)
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: Dani Kouyaté
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Seydou Boro as Sundjata Keita |
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Hamed Dicko as Mabo Keïta |
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Abdoulaye Komboudri as M. Fafana l'instituteur |
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Sotigui Kouyaté as Djeliba Kouyaté |
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Claire Sanon as Sitan |
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Blandine Yaméogo as Sogolon |
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Seydou Rouamba as Sundjata Keita enfant |
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Mamadou Sarr as Boicar |
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Souleymane Koulibali as Maghan Kon Fatta |
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Adama Kouyaté as Le maître chasseur |
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Awa Sow as Sassouma Bérété |
| Directing | Dani Kouyaté | Director |
| Writing | Dani Kouyaté | Writer |
| Sound | Pierre Mertens | Sound |
| Editing | Zoé Durouchoux | Editor |
| Art | Catherine Franck | Production Design |
| Sound | Sotigui Kouyaté | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Robert Millié | Director of Photography |
| Production | S. Pierre Yameogo | Producer |
