Griot

A griot^[a] or Jeli is a West African historian, storyteller, musician, genealogist, spokesperson, diplomat, teacher, praise-singer^[b] and more.^[3] There is really no word in the English language that fully explains what a griot does. Not every griot does all these things, but these are some examples of what their function is.^[3]

1. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Alexander48 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
2. ↑ "imbongi". Oxford Dictionaries. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "What is a Griot?" (PDF). Bucknell University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2016.