What term is used for the traditional West African storytellers, singers, and oral historians who preserve regional genealogies and oral traditions?
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Griot
Griots (or jali) often accompany their storytelling with instruments like the kora or the balafon. They have historically served as advisors to royal families.
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- What name is given to the oral historians and singers in West Africa who maintain regional genealogies?