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Dobet Gnahoré: Na Drê

Read "Na Drê" reviewed by James Nadal


The oral tradition of the griots can be traced back to the 13th century in the vast West African Mande Empire of Mali, which included what is now the Ivory Coast. They are an essential cultural trait of the region, heralded as messengers of praise and visionaries of the future. Dobet Gnahoré, a native of the Ivory Coast, is a descendant of the griots and daughter of a master percussionist. She was trained and immersed in artistic rituals from an ...

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