Introduction: Ibn Battuta, Alex Haley, and the Diffusion of Knowledge about Griots
1. A Job Description for Griots
3. The Verbal Art of Griots
4. Music across the Griot World
6. Would You Want Your Daughter to Marry One?
7. Griottes: Unrecognized Female Voices
8. From the Courtyards of the Nobility to a Global Audience
10. New Millennium Griots
App. A. Griots Working in the United States
App. B. Films and Videos Featuring Griots
App. C. Selected English Translations of Epics by Griots
App. D. Audio Recordings by Griots
App. E. African Music Books That Include Sections on Griots
