Lunchtime with a Jeli: Introducing Epic Stories of the Griot Tradition
Mar 22, 2024 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
International & Area Studies Library, 321 Main Library
- Sponsor
- International & Area Studies Library, Center for African Studies, and the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
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Kora virtuoso Ballake Sissoko transports listeners across 700years of Malian griot tradition and beyond through brilliant collaborations with dynamic artists such as Derek Gripper, a South African classical guitarist acclaimed for transcribing and recording legendary kora works performed by the masters. Lunch starts at 11, and the program begins at 11:30 am.