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Genre: griot

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Parent Genre: World/Traditional

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 49 100397
2 31 33564
3 35 27326
4 45 99284
5 26 8808
6 39 68538
7 24 8379
8 31 5613
9 43 24916
10 50 210235
11 16 7093
12 22 9968
13 21 17152
14 38 80261
15 12 2560
16 17 1505
17 23 11867
18 22 7113
19 9 3069
20 30 61065
21 23 14834
22 22 16153
23 28 10321
24 5 3884
25 17 1306
26 27 7446
27 18 1759
28 17 612
29 21 10617
30 13 164
31 10 1525
32 16 7593
33 2 2017
34 13 326
35 3 1278
36 2 283
37 7 3070
38 9 1177
39 4 287
40 5 546
41 4 262
42 2 455
43 2 566
44 2 417
45 1 171
46 1 118
47 1 466
48 1 1114
49 1 232

griot playlist created by Chosic

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