Kimi Djabaté: Dindin
Many of West Africa’s leading musicians are from griot families, the celebrated hereditary caste of poet-musician-storytellers that has been a fixture of the region’s culture for centuries. But behind the griot mystique are the struggles and joys of every society, and Kimi Djabaté, a singer-songwriter from Guinea-Bissau, has juggled this dynamic tension most of his life. He started playing the balafon at age three, and by the time he was eight he was … More Kimi Djabaté: Dindin