Noura Mint Seymali – ‘Yenbett’ album review: Mauritanian Griot experimentation for the masses

Mauritanian Griot master Noura Mint Seymali has unleashed an utterly triumphant, infectious, and energetic new desert ...
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A vanished kingdom comes alive in the songs of griots and a new archaeological dig

Griots are having a moment. A griot is a storyteller who preserves and passes down history in stories and poems and songs. They're part of West African culture — and part of the story that unfolds in ...