Talk:Griot

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I added "External links" and "See also" headings. Also a reference to "bard" which one will see in the literature as a rough English equivalent of jeli or griot. This may be a little problematic given the very specific take on Bard in the Wikipedia article (focusing on the Celtic usage).--A12n 23:50, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

I wanted to link the Toumani Diabate link on the Griot page to his Wiki page, which does exist (see under Kora (instrument) page). But I couldn't figure out how to set the internal link.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.58.64.25 (talk • contribs) 15:39, 1 April 2007

Are griots always male? --jh 24.8.142.67 (talk) 13:22, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

This page needs to be cleaned up. The "Edit" links are all messed up, and the Alex Haley section is awkwardly written. I added "thought" in the phrase, "he [thought] there should be griots telling his story..." but the whole section should be rewritten by someone more familiar with the book. In response to JH's question, the article says that griots are an endogamous caste that only marry other griots. This implies that griots are of both genders, but if that is not the case this should be revised for clarity. -JC —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.94.117.158 (talk) 21:17, 26 February 2008 (UTC)