Griot

Two young Ivory Coast men stand in a crowded prison with a small lantern lit.

Ivory Coast film ‘Night of the Kings’ makes Oscar short list

French Ivorian director Philippe Lacôte wanted to send a political message with his film that “poetry can come from everywhere, telling stories can come from everywhere — even from prison.”

Youssou N’Dour and Sufism

Arts, Culture & Media

Sekouba Bambino and his ‘Griot’s Craft’

Global Hit

Music Heard on Air for March 4, 2011

Music Heard on Air

In With The Old, In With The New

The World

Global hit – King Kora

Arts, Culture & Media

The World’s Marco Werman profiles the group, King Kora. They’re based in Zurich, Switzerland, but their music was born in West Africa.