From Griots to Rap

 

I.                  The Griot? Read this article and answer the questions below

a.      What is a griot? ________________________________________

b.      Are griots still popular in Africa?

__________________________________________

III.

Your research team, a group of 3 or 4 investigators, will use the web resources provided to look at Rap/Rappers, Modern Griots,  Visual and Dance Artists.

In your your research team, each investigator will pick one subject from one column to review and answer the questions below section

Web Resources

 1. Name and singing or visual style ________________________________

2. What kind of storytelling? ___________________________________________

2. Important Dates __________________________________________

3. Geographical location (where work began)  _______________________

4. Interesting facts

1. Your research team should discuss the information each investigator found.
2. Select a member from your research team to report your information to everyone in the camp.

Hip Hop/Rap History
http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=F0RAP

Sundiata: Lion King of Mali | Kennedy Center for the Arts
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/aoi/events/theater/griot.html

STORYTELLING AND THE ARTS | Kennedy Center for the Arts
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/aoi/opps/spin/storyart.html

Mali: Empire of Empires |Kennedy Center for the Arts
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/aoi/events/theater/empire.html

Map of Africa | Northwestern University Library
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/africana/map/

Baobab Leaf Song | University of California, Berkeley
http://ias.berkeley.edu/orias/hero/sunjata/baobab.html

Introduction to Sundiata by Yacine Kouyate | University of California, Berkeley
http://www.ias.berkeley.edu/orias/hero/sunjata/video_bi.html

Sundiata Walks! |  University of California, Berkeley
http://www.ias.berkeley.edu/orias/hero/sunjata/video_ws.html