@article{1355697,
      recid = {1355697},
      author = {Róźański, Adam.},
      title = {A griot's story [electronic resource] /},
      publisher = {Filmakers Library,},
      address = {New York, NY :},
      pages = {1 online resource (55 min.).},
      year = {2008},
      note = {Previously published as DVD.},
      abstract = {What is a griot? Historically, they are wandering African  musicians considered to be a repository of the oral  tradition. This film focuses on a master drummer, Adame  Drama of Burkina Faso, a descendant of a long line of  griots. He is a contemporary griot whose mission in life is  to preserve his heritage and pass it on to the next  generation. Resisting the lure of monetary rewards of an  artistic career in Europe, Adame has elected to remain in  his country and for forty years has pursued his music  there. This colorful film is filled with music and dance as  we see him perform on stage with other musicians and in  celebrations on the streets and in courtyards. He reveals  the secrets of his instrument and of his style of playing.  Above all, he is a proud African who had rejected cultural  colonialism in favor of maintaining his identity and that  of his art.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1355697},
}