Question

What role does the griot play in Western African cultures?
(1 point)
• representing modern popular music
illustrating the role of technology in music
• showing the many cultural influences on West African music
• composing songs to tell the history of a group of people

Answers

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The correct answer is: **composing songs to tell the history of a group of people**.

Griots are traditional storytellers, poets, and musicians in West African cultures who preserve and convey the oral history, genealogy, and cultural heritage of their communities through song and storytelling.