ancient Mali told by a griot‚ which is a history keeper and storyteller. This book is centered around Sundiata‚ the son of Maghan Kon Fatta and Sogolom Kedjou. The compilation of tales shows the growth and evolution of himself‚ from being a small crippled boy who could not walk‚ to a strong successful king who rules over much land. These stories would typically would not have been known to people outside of Malian culture‚ stories from griots are only given orally and only if the griot agrees to tell them
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The prominent figure I am profiling is Sundiata Keita‚ born in 1217 CE in Niani‚ Guinea. Sundiata was the founder of the Mali empire in western Africa‚ he is still regarded today as the great Magical-king and a national hero. After becoming king‚ Sundiata would affect many thing’s throughout Mali’s history from it’s geography to it’s science‚ technology‚ and culture. Many of these things he affected still have an influence on the country of Mali today. Sundiata’s road to becoming king was a
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Djeli Mamoudo Kouyate is a griot in the country of Guinea‚ West Africa; he lives in the village of Djeliba Koro‚ on the Niger River‚ and is the main source of information for the book Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali. The book focuses on the trials and tribulations of Sundiata‚ a legendary warrior‚ king‚ and founder of the Mali Empire; and the functions of griots in serving their king. Sundiata is born to Sogolon‚ and is supposed to become the king of Mali‚ but Sundiata cannot walk until he turns
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Griot Kouyaté‚ the principal narrator‚ flows seamlessly in and out of the story of the context in which it is told without precise delineations. Sundiata’s story that is recounted by the griot to Mabo‚ begins in the 19th frame in the usual form of many stories dating back to an imprecise past: A long time ago! That brief spell is interrupted in the 21st frame by Sitan’s calling of Mabo. That sets in train the gamut of the extra-diegetical flow of their morning routine as a family up to the time when
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Griots are people that dedicated their time to travel around to different areas to orally tell stories‚ which helped‚ spread Africa’s tradition. It can be referenced throughout the story in which Griots play a key role in influencing the next steps in the lives of important people such as the King. Kings were known to request Griots to tell them orally their adventures and their experiences in other cities and areas
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ugly‚ hunchbacked woman named Sogolon‚ he remembered the prophecy and married her. She soon gave birth to a son‚ Sundiata Keita‚ who was unable to walk throughout his childhood. Despite his physical weakness‚ the king still granted Sundiata his own griot at young age; this was in order to have them grow together and provide constant consultation as was custom.[1] With the death of Naré Maghann Konaté (c. 1224)‚ his first son‚ Dankaran Tuman‚ assumed the throne despite Konaté’s wishes
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a long narrative poem that recounts the doings of a legendary hero whose action determines the fate of people or a nation surrounding them. The epic of Sundiata recapitulates the story of the foundation of the Mali Empire. The epic is told by the griot‚ an African oral storyteller who is responsible for persevering and maintaining historical stories. The epic of the Odyssey‚ also known as the “Father of Epic Poetry”‚ is about the journey and wanderings of the Greek hero Odysseus. Though very different
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D.T. Niane’s book Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali tells the history of Mali’s former ruler from the perspective of a royal griot‚ Djeli Mamoudou Kouyate of the village of Dejliba Koro (Siguiri) in Guinea. According to Niane‚ he is not trying to write a traditional history book‚ rather‚ he is trying to present the history of Sundiata’s empire through the traditional African form of memory using oral tradition as his only sources. He claims that the West has taught historians to avoid oral traditions
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The history of Africa and the Mali kingdoms is passed on to us through the oral accounts of the African griots and also through the written history of the Arab historians. Comparing the different approaches and views of the Arab historians to the African traditionalist of Sundiata‚ we see there are many similarities and differences between the two. With respect to the political‚ economic‚ and social aspects of the kingdoms‚ the epic of Sundiata portrays the Mali kingdoms through a story of a rising
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than animal strength – he shows patience‚ interest in other peoples and ways‚ and humility before the magic of the world. Because of these qualities‚ he is more than a great hunter or warrior: he is a great king. The epic of Sundiata is told by the griot (storyteller and keeper of history) Djeli Mamadou Kouyaté. He begins with details of Sundiata’s ancestors‚ as the force of history is important in the tale of the man whose victory will create the Mali Empire Sundiata’s father‚ Maghan Kon Fatta‚ was
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