The Griot tradition of West Africa | Sibo Bangoura | TEDxSydney

While playing the Kora, Sibo sang a traditional West African song, Nan Fulie, about the importance of the Griot people - the West African musicians, storytellers, custodians and teachers of tradition through music and dance.
He finishes with an improvisation on the Djembe.
Sibo Bangoura is a Griot (musicial family lineage) from Guinea, West Africa now living in Australia and sharing the traditions of his musical heritage with people all over the world.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@lexnxtdoor]

Came from my history teacher but this actually slaps🔥

[@katielopez706]

DEADASSSS

[@cursedclover1339]

@@katielopez706 i swear Africa and the American islands must have contacted each other before the europeans something about west African tradition and islander culture is so similar

[@kairalynn4901]

yep lol

[@janbatista9832]

@@cursedclover1339 Because the majority of people from the Caribbean islands were brought as slaves from Africa, unfortunately

[@iloveturtles7713]

IKK SAME!

[@masteroogway3805]

His voice was made for It.

[@agustinescobarlabastida1513]

I'm not from history school!! 😂😂😂😂 I'm a Mexican living in Brasil and learning just for fun about music around the world and I stopped by in this amazing video of west African music!

[@MrMikkyn]

“In Mande society, the jeli was an historian, advisor, arbitrator, praise singer (patronage), and storyteller. They essentially served as history books, preserving ancient stories and traditions through song. Their tradition was passed down through generations. The name jeli means "blood" in Manika language. They were believed to have deep connections to spiritual, social, or political powers. Speech was believed to have power in its capacity to recreate history and relationships.” This is so fascinating. Music with a deep spiritual connection and powers.

[@taiadiel]

OK I CAME HERE FROM HISTORY CLASS BUT LIKE THIS IS ACTUALLY REALLY COOL-

[@MrWalboy1]

I love the sound of the kora- what an instrument. This music is so good.

[@DaniellaAlfred-tm9sc]

African culture is beautiful. My people are beautiful.

[@urbanladiebug7249]

Who is NOT here for a school assignment?

[@mcbreezy1568]

I saw this in social studies class and I'm loving it

[@MinecraftPianoPlayz]

Oh I saw this in writing class

[@squag8287]

HERE FROM OUR TEACHERS

[@registeredhomiemisser5101]

whos here cause of our history teacher

[@Gzuz-br6rf]

Goofy Carl musik teacher

[@alchivlogs2368]

Tell us what your teacher teach you while referencing this ? Something of us here are dropouts . 😂

[@shearsboyjr5799]

same

[@propfoce7941]

Me

[@suheidyomg5005]

yep me

[@priscilabarbosa826]

I’m here because my husband is a history teacher (and taught his students about oral history) and I’m glad he told me about it!

[@fractionpassion]

Wow, I loved this. Listening to his voice was so calming!

[@mattmueller1238]

He voice is amazing with the words

[@DonclarteDontsi]

Music speaking to soul...Thanks Sibo from Cameroon :*

[@vall3ygirl]

So peaceful and beautiful.

[@bitzer8115]

saw him play at oxford art factory lastnight.fricken amazing

[@z3us270]

cap

[@bitzer8115]

@@z3us270 captain.

[@zaouiboubakar9934]

Respect & love from Algeria 🇩🇿

[@thassa9769]

Saha mis tmurth

[@kenhufnal4299]

We are watching this in my history class right now. This is 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@flowerchasethesunshine9063]

I keep coming back to this video to hear that song ✨

[@GriotofAfrica]

Sound that helps you connect with the ancestors...

[@bigszop673]

Saw this in social studies class I had to look it up on my phone to save it, this sounds amazing and is also really cool

[@iam_deejayrich3995]

I don’t understand but I love it and it’s so peaceful 🇬🇭

[@vepply]

Beautiful song

[@arlinegeorge6967]

Beautiful amazing impressive soul . Thank you, bless you. All your dreams come true.

[@Danvichie98]

Wow. My heart.

[@bantuscribe756]

This is beautiful!

[@bentayman]

i love this

[@jerhiphoptvraphiphop1336]

I'm here because of Dave Chapelle mentioned about the griot in his comedy

[@alfredgifford2977]

I never heard of what a Griot was until Dave mentioned it.

[@propfoce7941]

Now this is music.

[@debajyoti.guha_bong]

Beautiful Tradition

[@EpicureanSwerve]

Amazing stuff. Thank you so much.

[@gailostendorf7836]

You certainly explained in your soft Guinea way the music that I learned to love

[@martytrain]

BEAUTIFUL .

[@bruhmoments7046]

what a bop

[@rickyvintagetv7725]

My spirit 😮❤

[@shrekchrist2857]

Anybody know what he was singing about because I’m curious

[@ashantighania225]

Thank you :)

[@emimurase813]

Who’s here from school

[@MinecraftPianoPlayz]

Hey

[@elizabeths.5028]

Emi Murase sameeee

[@Leo-nz4nf]

lmao

[@Leo-nz4nf]

@Cara Pilgreen Yep. We're doing a project on renaissances and specifically their innovations. We got the Mali Empire and we're making our innovation on music and the griots so we found this video.

[@Leo-nz4nf]

@Cara Pilgreen Wow. We had to do 3hrs/4 pages of research for our first "phase..." then we had Phase 2... then 2A, 2B, 3, and now 3A, so our research journal, as a group of 4, is at 54 pages of information. We are one month in and a couple of months to go. The end goal is a 3-5min podcast on the innovations of our renaissance... so that's going to be great.

[@tonivercher5388]

it is really good

[@blf112761]

I'm here for a class assignment too - Music Appreciation/Survey of Hip Hop

[@tiktokvideos2603]

Same

[@codemiesterbeats]

I like it... neat how the language suits the music.

[@intouchkhaoviset9155]

3:00 for my homework

[@ReggaeMusicisForYou]

🔥🔥🔥

[@TheRealL77]

I came here thinking this is gon b hard but this beautiful nd soft

[@katielopez706]

anyone here for history class LOL-

[@josinaldosantos9506]

magico

[@monicambakop2671]

Who else is here from History Class lmaoooo

[@katielopez706]

yuhhh

[@ZaeraeWasTaken]

I actually came from music class

[@ArmandoAchtungBono]

alguien que pudiera poner la letra de lo que canta. es muy bello

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

like it!!

[@soph_laws126]

Anyone else here from history class? (7th grade history for me) but it's actually rlly good Update: I’m no longer in 7th, 8th grade history now sadly

[@davidl6332]

greetings from Mexico!

[@neilocoop]

Here from geography now 👍

[@veedunge8133]

This is beautiful..soothing

[@gachaberry8428]

can I find this on iTunes

[@Love_love03]

Came here by myself to learn :)

[@Spritofjazz]

You all have some cool teachers apparently

[@twilajohnson2313]

I would love a translation.

[@ABFNA]

Who's here because they're actually mandingo and love mandingo music?

[@10piecenugget3]

no one

[@JayPeaa]

Mandinka *

[@barrypayton2832]

Mande people.

[@jsf3888]

Where are my AP World History people at?

[@mcpierre2421]

Daangg what’s the class y’all taking, I want in 😒

[@alastorcrowe2193]

History lol

[@evalynnie80]

Attendance for Ms. Dueks class, comment here if you're in her class

[@foxumbrelly]

haha no way I am

[@ikazuchi6932]

Yo 2021 teachers

[@Gichanasa]

This is one of the most beautiful music I have heard. Is it traditional African or has it been mixed with a modern style?

[@sjappiyah4071]

Traditional/ Medival West African music : )

[@jorgeneri]

It sounds so western... Maybe because their music had been incorporated so much in the western music.

[@sjappiyah4071]

Jorge Neri Precisely, almost all modern western music are African derived/ inspired. Blues, Country, Jazz, Rock , pop and of course hiphop.

[@xzybit1984]

This kind of music in West Africa is very old. It dates back to the Mali empire in the 12th century

[@SirAntonPowell]

@@sjappiyah4071You don’t know what you’re talking about. Country, blues, hip hop all have their own root merits- and have no derivative basis of African music . While it’s all beautiful, That is inaccurate. 😂

[@laispimentel9995]

queria legenda em português :(

[@juliuscaesart]

Is this on XM Sirius or...

[@coffeecookies286]

Haha what is this history class thing?? You must have a really cool teacher^^

[@Ruka__.0ffical-c4o]

Ye

[@taviasharnee]

Here bc of the movie HAWA

[@BubbaBellin]

What is this story? I want to know the story of the song.

[@thehaadih5404]

Whos here from history class lol btw this slaps

[@shaed1954]

name of first song?

[@leliavickers2262]

Want to broaden my understanding of the Griot Tradition

[@YingYing.want.tosleep]

What is the song?

[@lucianaperezorejas1060]

In what language is this?

[@canadianhayv7861]

He bc of a music assignment 😵

[@yankubafatty8970]

👍🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥🇬🇲🇬🇲🇬🇲

[@zevlove612]

I think David played a Kora to calm Sauls temper !!!

[@Nickiasandel]

Came from my history teacher

[@cyrax927]

who else in history class

[@theonly.arianna]

YO THIS IS BOMB am here from school ( also put it at 2 playback speed at its really funny )

[@kemethotep6252]

Here are some of the griots you can listen to their songs on youtube here Salif Keita and Sona Jobarteh. Griots are from the Mandinka ethnicity found across West Africa.

[@beejaybanua9894]

Is this the same people that Dave Chappelle was referring to in one of his speeches?

[@chilharmony]

who knows the title of the song and the name of the instrument he's using?

[@ammakonadu]

Harmony oluwagbemiga the instrument is a kora

[@ammakonadu]

Harmony oluwagbemiga and the song is Nan fulie

[@robloxnews7115]

I came from my art/history teacher :)

[@pippowrld_]

Whos like me is trying to study for the IGCSE test for Cambridge

[@uranusplanet1226]

2:33

[@talghow-i2326]

What is the name of the first instrument with strings please, and thank you?

[@Belioyt]

Kora

[@queenschannel768]

The kora

[@seamuswalker6879]

@@queenschannel768 what is the second instrument?

[@PlayitonPan]

@@seamuswalker6879 Djembe drum

[@ishitalmao7959]

i came from history wby?

[@chumarobinson8960]

senegal best music n the world

[@ReactwithRandy]

This song is from Guinee the sengalese have there own sound so is other west African countries.

[@user-cg3jj5eg2z]

jiggar22 เสยืสัมิง

[@paraescucharrap]

Here because of Dave Chapelle

[@melahetorucova1066]

xeber

[@alicem1150]

Ne xeber?

[@YingYing.want.tosleep]

General

[@gbrown6594]

???

[@liammaloney1306]

anyone here from brock university

[@dianpratama2003]

here from wikipedia & aya nakamura

[@mush0oo]

who disliked

[@propfoce7941]

28 haters

[@Legolas2]

I need the chords for guitar

[@likewastaken0906]

I came here from history class lol

[@Ruka__.0ffical-c4o]

I THOUGHT JUST ME?!💀

[@agamaz5650]

so this is early rap

[@propfoce7941]

No it is not

[@nikitahichoii482]

probably no, but its probably related

[@icepanda9223]

*skips the song cause my homework is due at 12:00 and its 10:00 *

[@Christian-kt8ru]

what language is it

[@kaliiiuchis9984]

hi chris

[@sheriffsuwareh2011]

mandinka / manding morry

[@propfoce7941]

It's chinese