However, the role of<span> the </span>griot<span> is significant since it is with him that we mark the .... Indigenous </span>African<span>drama like any art form in any given </span>society<span> is influenced by the .... to </span>assume<span> that he was particularly sensitive to the conditions which </span>African ...<span>he </span>griot<span> is a repository of oral tradition and is often seen as a societal leader due to his or her traditional position as an advisor to royal personages. As a result of the former of these two </span>functions<span>, he or she is sometimes also ... In traditional culture, </span>