Jaliya: From Orality to Literacy
Welcome and Abstract
Of the utmost import to the story of the Kora is the story of the people, the bloodline rather, that has historically played it. Known to the colonizing French as 'griots,' but indigenously as 'jalis,' this group has played a hugely central role in the upholding of West African tradition. I hope you'll enjoy learning about them as much as I did.
Of the utmost import to the story of the Kora is the story of the people, the bloodline rather, that has historically played it. Known to the colonizing French as 'griots,' but indigenously as 'jalis,' this group has played a hugely central role in the upholding of West African tradition. I hope you'll enjoy learning about them as much as I did.