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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 50 101225
2 31 34049
3 46 99670
4 35 27842
5 26 8909
6 39 68978
7 23 8432
8 32 5679
9 44 25307
10 50 212027
11 17 7222
12 22 10110
13 39 81478
14 21 17308
15 13 2657
16 18 1523
17 23 12038
18 21 7145
19 30 10368
20 30 61588
21 9 3182
22 23 14996
23 22 16234
24 17 1318
25 27 7549
26 18 1779
27 17 612
28 15 165
29 21 10689
30 9 1559
31 5 3912
32 17 7702
33 2 2046
34 13 329
35 3 1301
36 2 291
37 7 3074
38 9 1177
39 4 292
40 5 562
41 4 265
42 2 566
43 2 443
44 2 455
45 1 248
46 1 171
47 1 145
48 1 477
49 1 1114

griot playlist created by Chosic

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