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单词 griot
释义

griot

/ˈɡriːəʊ /
noun
A member of a class of travelling poets, musicians, and storytellers who maintain a tradition of oral history in parts of West Africa.Our poets and storytellers are the modern-day griots who speak the history and carry on the culture with dazzling tongue....
  • In addition to the storytelling and music provided by the griots, the Malinke like to listen to the radio.
  • Neal also recalls that the role of the blues singer is not unlike that of the griot in traditional African societies.

Origin

French, earlier guiriot, perhaps from Portuguese criado.

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