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LIFE The Griot (2014) (trailer)

gri·ot
grēˈō,ˈgrēō/

noun
noun: griot; plural noun: griots

1. a member of a class of traveling poets, musicians, and storytellers who maintain a tradition of oral history in parts of West Africa.

2. A spokesperson, mediator, diplomat. An ambassador to the community.

Life The Griot - a.k.a. Lemuel LaRoche is a social worker, poet, and activist on a mission. What can one man do?

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Life The Griot

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