Based on an important work of African oral literature, the Sundjata epic. When a djéliba, a master griot or bard, arrives mysteriously at the home of Mabo Keïta to teach him "the meaning of his name," the boy and griot are inevitably brought into conflict with his Westernized mother and schoolteacher, who have rejected African tradition. The griot reveals to Mabo the story of his distant ancestor, Sundjata Keïta, the 13th century founder of the great Malian trading empire.

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Collection

Keita, Soundiata, -- d. 1255 -- Drama, Epic of Son-Jara -- Drama, Legends -- Burkina Faso -- Drama, Griots -- Burkina Faso -- Drama

Library of African cinema.

MillieÌ, Robert (Director of photography), Durouchoux, Zoë (Editor), Ravez, Agnès (Editor), Kouyaté., Sotigui (Composer), Kouyaté, Dani (Director), California Newsreel (Firm) (Distributor)

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Higher education

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