Keita! The Voice of the Griot (1995)

Genre : Fantasy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 34M

Director : Dani Kouyaté

Synopsis

It is an ordinary afternoon for young Mabo Keïta, at home, in Burkina Faso (West Africa). While his parents are taking a nap, he reads a schoolbook on the front porch when a stranger - an elderly man carrying his own hammock - appears for an unexpected visit. It turns out that the old man is a griot, a West African musician/entertainer whose performances include tribal histories and genealogies. The position of a griot is a time-honored one and passed down from father to son for many generations.

Actors

Seydou Boro
Seydou Boro
Sundjata Keita
Hamed Dicko
Hamed Dicko
Mabo Keïta
Abdoulaye Komboudri
Abdoulaye Komboudri
M Fafana
Sotigui Kouyaté
Sotigui Kouyaté
Djeliba Kouyaté
Claire Sanon
Claire Sanon
Sitan
Blandine Yaméogo
Blandine Yaméogo
Sogoton
Seydou Rouamba
Seydou Rouamba
Mamadou Sarr
Mamadou Sarr

Crews

Dani Kouyaté
Dani Kouyaté
Director
Dani Kouyaté
Dani Kouyaté
Writer
S. Pierre Yameogo
S. Pierre Yameogo
Producer
Sotigui Kouyaté
Sotigui Kouyaté
Original Music Composer
Robert Millié
Robert Millié
Director of Photography
Zoé Durouchoux
Zoé Durouchoux
Editor
Catherine Franck
Catherine Franck
Production Design
Pierre Mertens
Pierre Mertens
Sound

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