I am american studying african music, so forgive me if I am inaccurate, but Griots are historians in the tradition of oral histories. They are amazingly accurate and carry the history of the region as well as local history, even gossip. The Kora is a 21 string harp made with a gourd, a beautiful instrument.
Oral history is not very accurate, but it has some history, remember they work with kings, the King would possibly try to change to story to make themselves look better.
Of the Berbers. The traditional forms are 20000 years old, likely taught through call & response. This music is the Higgs Boson of western music, particularly the blues of America, traced to the Mississippi Delta, Alabama, and the Crescent City.
I thanks all of you for your kind liked and opinions and may Allah continue to have mercy on my Dad's soul and to be rest of all our departed souls Amen
I’m African/black American I would love to visit Western Africa soon the villages is the heart of the culture I want to be closer and see how my ancestors lived
I know honestly buba we lost a big thing in the family. Sometimes the family mest up there is no one to make them understand except your father may he lives long inshalla
I am so proud to know that I have roots in the Songhai empire. I am so proud to be an Africa. Griot songs tell stories from long ago to the modern times.
@@pinktoumani Seriously, there needs to be a permanent Archive of these musicians, they are so important to the history of the region. Also, a record of life in the places where the videos are recorded, everyday people passing by. The sound quality is amazing, considering they are recorded outside and so atmospheric. I am working my way through the videos, places that I visited early 1990's shown here, including Brikama and Bakau. This takes me back to first hearing Kora playing live, and meeting someone who made Kora and Djembe drums as he called them. I still have two of the drums I bought from different people in The Gambia, they are very precious to me, works of Art. Thank you for recording and sharing these important people for us to learn from.
الله يرحمك يا شيخ مالامين! ذا هو الفن الحقيقي بمعناه الأصلي. أحسنت وأحسن أولادك، الله يساعدهم ويسهل لهم حمل وحفظ هذا التراث الأصيل للأجيال القادمة. آمين يا رب العالمين...
la maniere dont le vieux calme les ardeurs de sa femme et la retenir dans le rythme à suivre, est pleine d'elegance........ses enfants qui suivent le geste, sourient....Ce n'est pas griot qui veut...
@Benjamin Ornelas Flyting was a contest of insulting that was sometimes delivered poetically, not in a rhythmic manner over music. Furthermore, there is nothing historically connecting rap to flyting. Rapping, which developed from "emceeing" in the late 1970s, has stronger roots in Jamaican toasting, which in itself has roots in West African griot traditions, such as praise singing and spoken word delivery styles.
8:08 look at the little boy in the back 😂 go west west Africa yayyy I hope I get a chance to take my grandparents here soon they deserve to touch the ancestors soil
It's called a kora - the 21 stringed West African 'harp-lute' of the Mande (aka Mandinka, Mandingo and Malinke) ethnic group played by members of one of the four Jali or Griot (hereditary musician) families: Kuyate, Jobarteh (or Djiabate), Suso (or Cissoko) and Konte (or Conte/Conteh). The drum which looks a bit like a conga is actually a Sabarro (Mandinka drum) or a Sabar which is a drum belonging to the Wollof ethnic group of Senegal/Gambia
My greetings to Siffai. Greatly saddened to hear of your father's passing, he was one of the finest human beings I have ever met. My best wishes to you and your family.
To the roots! I'm not a musicologist, just a drunk bastard tryna hear some sick local music. (Yes, I understand this is where rock n' roll started.) Telling stories and wailin...
griots were the forerunners to hip-hop! sounds weird right? But the tradition of oral history sang over music was passed on to Jamaican musicians, who utilized this in dancehall music, which eventually found its way to south bronx. the rest is history.
It's not just a jamaican thing. In the African America community its called signifying or the signifying monkey. Where you make clever rhymes that sometimes have double meanings.
No conocía nada de estas costumbres africanas me parece bien bello aunque no entiendo nada por aquello del idioma, aquí en Colombia también tenemos nuestras contadoras de historias y también es muy bello.
No entiendo prácticamente nada pero siento afinidad a los ritmos, a los tonos de voces y al bello sonido del instrumento de cuerdas que desconozco por completo. Muy interesante
3:49 official lyrics: *Bacon fatty* *Bacon fatty* *tell ya auntie bacon fattty* *what is bacon fatty?* *America.* Enough said. This man is a true artist.
Now, I understand why their foreparents could not forget this oral tradition during slavery. I' ve just discovered the origin of this music named blues by the colonists...!!! Always the story telling !
Creo que estoy a un buen nivel de investigación propia, sobre el entendimiento de la raíz del Hip Hop (Sobre todo del Rap) y otros géneros como el Jazz. Es increíble, alucinante; el ir descubriendo poco a poco, desde el punto de vista de la antítesis; su variedad y la filosofía de la historia musical. Saludos desde Chile
THE KORA WAS AN INSTRUMENT USED BY MALIBERO TO OPEN A WAY TO FREE THE HUMAN OF LAKE OF BALANCE TO FIND LOVE, TO GIVE MORE AND RECEIVE LESS AND BE BLESS
This is funny to me I see African Americans in this in our goofy tales and sense of humor Thank you for this video as I find my ancestors I took a dna test
And rock'n'roll. Lots in common with celtic and northern European music, too? Folk and a lot of classical... You could even get into a fair bit of South-East Asian / Japanese music. Stuff doesn't end. Not sure if simply common roots thoooousands of years ago with a lot of back and forth since then... At some point there is also something "sacred" to it, bound to be or borderline inevitable? As in... This just makes our hearts and bodies vibrate and would have come out, one way or another... By the way, it works with birds, too! Any sort of kora and Malian music - look out for birds chipping alongside outside - not kidding. Talk about universal.
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My late uncle Malamin Jobarteh. May his soul continue to rest in peace.
I am american studying african music, so forgive me if I am inaccurate, but Griots are historians in the tradition of oral histories. They are amazingly accurate and carry the history of the region as well as local history, even gossip. The Kora is a 21 string harp made with a gourd, a beautiful instrument.
Yes you are right
Exactly
Oral history is not very accurate, but it has some history, remember they work with kings, the King would possibly try to change to story to make themselves look better.
Of the Berbers. The traditional forms are 20000 years old, likely taught through call & response.
This music is the Higgs Boson of western music, particularly the blues of America, traced to the Mississippi Delta, Alabama, and the Crescent City.
@@ebrimajallow9631
Wow you are so right
And how was the Bible taught to the illiterate? 😮
I thanks all of you for your kind liked and opinions and may Allah continue to have mercy on my Dad's soul and to be rest of all our departed souls Amen
Salaam Alei wadji wadji, Nanga def? Hello Pa, I hope you are keeping well. Pink Toumani
I’m African/black American I would love to visit Western Africa soon the villages is the heart of the culture I want to be closer and see how my ancestors lived
rest in peace daddy i always miss you each time i watch these tape
Surely his gentle souls will rest in perfect peace till we meet him in jannah
Thanks a lot Omar may god answers to your prayers.. Amen
My blood run cool n tears falling
I know honestly buba we lost a big thing in the family. Sometimes the family mest up there is no one to make them understand except your father may he lives long inshalla
Tho he never gi to school but he tried a little bit to be able to say things that he wants. I think that's what matters most.R.I.P DADDY
I am so proud to know that I have roots in the Songhai empire. I am so proud to be an Africa. Griot songs tell stories from long ago to the modern times.
Ok
This is a beautiful piece of art. I'm so grateful to the artists who've made it available here.
someone save this elsewhere. this cannot be lost, not ever.
Actually that would be copyright theft!
I already saved it and shared it on my facebook.
Replying nearly 10 years after it was released... I feel like i'm talking to a very wise person.
@@pinktoumani Seriously, there needs to be a permanent Archive of these musicians, they are so important to the history of the region. Also, a record of life in the places where the videos are recorded, everyday people passing by. The sound quality is amazing, considering they are recorded outside and so atmospheric. I am working my way through the videos, places that I visited early 1990's shown here, including Brikama and Bakau. This takes me back to first hearing Kora playing live, and meeting someone who made Kora and Djembe drums as he called them. I still have two of the drums I bought from different people in The Gambia, they are very precious to me, works of Art. Thank you for recording and sharing these important people for us to learn from.
kora has kind of a healing effect, simply moving!!
That's my Kora Teacher Malamini Jobarteh singing in the purple!
Kane Mathis It is a beautiful djelaba.
الله يرحمك يا شيخ مالامين!
ذا هو الفن الحقيقي بمعناه الأصلي. أحسنت وأحسن أولادك، الله يساعدهم ويسهل لهم حمل وحفظ هذا التراث الأصيل للأجيال القادمة.
آمين يا رب العالمين...
la maniere dont le vieux calme les ardeurs de sa femme et la retenir dans le rythme à suivre, est pleine d'elegance........ses enfants qui suivent le geste, sourient....Ce n'est pas griot qui veut...
mon cher ami tu à tout vu
+Karamba Cisse MandeMori , abegnadi ? cortantè ? jaajeuff waay ,......
bien dit,ya dégue copain
I miss Gambia so much !
Simply beautiful. Greetings from Mexico
I will never forget my visit to Brikama with Papa Susso!
I am trying to learn the roots of rap and this is great
Swim through African music my brother.
@Benjamin Ornelas Flyting was a contest of insulting that was sometimes delivered poetically, not in a rhythmic manner over music. Furthermore, there is nothing historically connecting rap to flyting. Rapping, which developed from "emceeing" in the late 1970s, has stronger roots in Jamaican toasting, which in itself has roots in West African griot traditions, such as praise singing and spoken word delivery styles.
@Benjamin Ornelas lol no the fuck it didn't
Same for I am teaching music and want to teach to my students the link between this and rap music.
@@bluesmusicandwhatnot2845 the people who starting toasting said they got it from listening to American radio disc jockeys.
Blues and rap music come from Africa, indeed!
8:08 look at the little boy in the back 😂 go west west Africa yayyy I hope I get a chance to take my grandparents here soon they deserve to touch the ancestors soil
Ne perdez pas cette tradition, c'est l'Afrique que vous détenez a travers ces mélodies !
The kora is an absolute beast of an instrument
It's called a kora - the 21 stringed West African 'harp-lute' of the Mande (aka Mandinka, Mandingo and Malinke) ethnic group played by members of one of the four Jali or Griot (hereditary musician) families: Kuyate, Jobarteh (or Djiabate), Suso (or Cissoko) and Konte (or Conte/Conteh). The drum which looks a bit like a conga is actually a Sabarro (Mandinka drum) or a Sabar which is a drum belonging to the Wollof ethnic group of Senegal/Gambia
pinktoumani everything is correct but the mandinka drum is called tang tangu
Thx
Mind blown
Do you know what the text is about ?
My greetings to Siffai. Greatly saddened to hear of your father's passing, he was one of the finest human beings I have ever met. My best wishes to you and your family.
good song, ALLAH 'U AKBAR, i'm glad to see it, n' feell my african roots singing so beatyfull, tnx 4 post!!! HAUSA BRASIL!!!
Fantastic stuff - thank you for the music
respect and love from SUDAN 😍
Thank you from England.
@@kankamoussa1957
You're most welcome dear
What a beautiful rendition of Kelefaba! Thanks for posting this.
toujours plaisant de s'évader sur ces musiques qui me font voyager.... merci!!!
Origini del Rap ! Commuovente! Respect!
Rest in perfect peace daddy may Allah give you Jannatul fidrasu
really beautiful performance, thank you for sharing this
To the roots! I'm not a musicologist, just a drunk bastard tryna hear some sick local music. (Yes, I understand this is where rock n' roll started.) Telling stories and wailin...
J'apprécie beaucoup cette prestation ❤❤❤❤
beat was 🔥 no modern producers can even emulate this
griots were the forerunners to hip-hop! sounds weird right? But the tradition of oral history sang over music was passed on to Jamaican musicians, who utilized this in dancehall music, which eventually found its way to south bronx. the rest is history.
It's not just a jamaican thing. In the African America community its called signifying or the signifying monkey. Where you make clever rhymes that sometimes have double meanings.
Great music! I'm coming back soon brikama! Danny dabba
No conocía nada de estas costumbres africanas me parece bien bello aunque no entiendo nada por aquello del idioma, aquí en Colombia también tenemos nuestras contadoras de historias y también es muy bello.
Thank you from NJ. amazing rhythm, magical sound.
This is just Amazing Flowing Beautiful!!!! 🌷🌷🌷🌷
No entiendo prácticamente nada pero siento afinidad a los ritmos, a los tonos de voces y al bello sonido del instrumento de cuerdas que desconozco por completo. Muy interesante
A veces no necesitamos entender. La música, aunque no convencional, se basta por sí solaes. Yo tampoco entiendo el idioma y soy de africa occidental.
boy is this beautiful
One of the BEST videos EVER on RUclips! F'real!
they got some music there
SOULar..... Beautiful... Asé !
This is absolutely amazing
Allihamdullahe greatly appreciated it our home culture 🙏🙏🙏📿📿 may almighty Allah protections and guidance us all Amin Amin Amin Amin Amin Amin 💙💙💙
best African song
Thank you so much for sharing this.
3:49 official lyrics:
*Bacon fatty*
*Bacon fatty*
*tell ya auntie bacon fattty*
*what is bacon fatty?*
*America.*
Enough said. This man is a true artist.
💀😭😭😭
@@opium1250 man I have no idea how I got to this song years ago, I don't understand anything they are saying but I loved listening to it anyways
Tu réveil les ancêtres. Tu es bon
Tout le corps, toutes parties du corps, puissance
rediculously beautiful
The one in purple reminds me of my pop pop
. . Salia - so beautyfull
electric effect through my body, awesome
Gran respeto del seños en como le dio la clave para quevla ejecutara wooo !!!
This is so cool, it our song the Nyanchors which are the Mannehs and the Sannehs
Now, I understand why their foreparents could not forget this oral tradition during slavery. I' ve just discovered the origin of this music named blues by the colonists...!!! Always the story telling !
Amazing!!!
Creo que estoy a un buen nivel de investigación propia, sobre el entendimiento de la raíz del Hip Hop (Sobre todo del Rap) y otros géneros como el Jazz. Es increíble, alucinante; el ir descubriendo poco a poco, desde el punto de vista de la antítesis; su variedad y la filosofía de la historia musical.
Saludos desde Chile
El origen de lo que conocemos como Hip Hop.
y del blues/jazz
RIP grast father
beautiful music!
Ali ning baara, ali ning ke, jatoolu!!! Ali yaa kata le. Nying diyaabata le ali la kango, ali la kora aning djembe kosoo bee ka diyaa le.
Love this !!!!
Wonderful
I love this
THE KORA WAS AN INSTRUMENT USED BY MALIBERO TO OPEN A WAY TO FREE THE HUMAN OF LAKE OF BALANCE TO FIND LOVE, TO GIVE MORE AND RECEIVE LESS AND BE BLESS
Far out.I love it.
very cool, like it. le genie musical
C'est très beau.
Outstanding.
Allah barka
Esta súper bueno
This is funny to me I see African Americans in this in our goofy tales and sense of humor
Thank you for this video as I find my ancestors I took a dna test
❤❤❤❤❤
NATURAL AFRIKAN MYSTIC......
this is amazing
Puissant
That's the beginning of music
awesome!!
Wonders
Are the people Griots, Jali? Wonderful music!
Alu ni ke! Thanks.
hermosoo
they are very cool!
sususze it’s the motherland of cool.
O ! Pays ....Oh ! beau peuple du Djoloff..........
On rit, elle encore bien
Yes.
this is so cool - wish i could understand :(
Wow
Google "Kelefa Ba traditional kora song" - there is a rough translation online.
This is a medieval blues
Muito Legal
Roots of Ny hip hop
The origen of hip hop and rap.
São Miguel Quixeramobim Ceará
And rock'n'roll. Lots in common with celtic and northern European music, too? Folk and a lot of classical... You could even get into a fair bit of South-East Asian / Japanese music. Stuff doesn't end. Not sure if simply common roots thoooousands of years ago with a lot of back and forth since then... At some point there is also something "sacred" to it, bound to be or borderline inevitable? As in... This just makes our hearts and bodies vibrate and would have come out, one way or another... By the way, it works with birds, too! Any sort of kora and Malian music - look out for birds chipping alongside outside - not kidding. Talk about universal.
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Great!
nice