griot

IPA: grˈaɪʌt

A West African storyteller who passes on oral traditions; a wandering musician and poet.
(cooking) A Haitian dish of fried pork.

Examples of "griot" in Sentences

Griot got the name slightly wrong.
Griot is of course an anonymous name.
User Griot still doesn't seem to get it.
As a matter of fact I rather dislike Griot.
Griot is changing things and taking things out.
Atongo Zimba ia a musician and griot from Ghana.
I like to think of myself as a modern day griot.
Read a review of Griot from, as well as a review by.
For example, A griot is a major player in West African society.
You and Griot are way too serious and ideological and political.
If you choose to respond to this, Griot, I welcome the discussion.
I also liked the term griot as it reinforces the need for a point of view.
Understanding the function of the griot is a great way to gain insight into the culture of West Africa.
For those of you who are not familiar with the term "griot" or jali, or jeli, depending on where the griot is from a quick explanation: the griot is the repository of the history of his or her people, knowing geneologies and major epic songs by heart.
Actually Luke the great Malian griot aka praise singer Salif Keita, with whom griots, not SK who kicked the habit you have a lot in common - singing the praises of whoever pays, like arms industry PR or hailing Blair through his worst days - is an albino and has red hair.