More than any other field of human activity, the art of the griot has a history of creatively resisting the cultural genocide of colonialism.

This is because when intellect and soul combine, a form of wisdom is produced against which customarily genocidal colonialism is impotent. It is the power of humanity’s nobleness outshining corruption like a candle lights up darkness…

Music is the soundtrack to human history. It sets the dance of the world’s heartbeat …