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Master percussionist Adama Drame is a sixth-generation Djeli griot from the Malinke region of South Africa. Following in his father's footsteps, Drame became a djembe-playing griot--a revered village storyteller/historian, who recites his people's important events -- wars, family histories, seasons and hunts -- to the rhythms of the djembe drum. A griot's performance can last beyond a full ...more


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