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Genre: griot

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Parent Genre: World/Traditional

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Griot music is a traditional West African genre that is characterized by its use of the kora, a stringed instrument, and storytelling lyrics that often touch on social and political issues. The music is often performed by griots, who are oral historians and musicians that pass down their stories and traditions through generations. Griot music has influenced many modern African musicians and continues to be an important part of the continent's cultural heritage.


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griot music by decade

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List of griot artists

Here is a list of griot artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the griot genre. You can find out what griot genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 47 97390
2 44 97890
3 30 31063
4 33 26220
5 24 8287
6 23 8054
7 37 67586
8 29 5288
9 15 6180
10 20 16473
11 41 23117
12 20 9014
13 47 202926
14 10 1702
15 7 2338
16 36 75683
17 22 11103
18 4 4015
19 16 1404
20 20 7007
21 30 58852
22 21 15947
23 27 10026
24 20 14114
25 15 1232
26 26 7201
27 1 1114
28 18 1713
29 17 585
30 19 10360
31 13 159
32 9 1426
33 16 7131
34 2 1573
35 1 295
36 11 310
37 6 3017
38 1 218
39 8 1162
40 5 531
41 4 259
42 3 238
43 2 703
44 2 566
45 1 201

griot playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular griot music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.