DESCRIPTION:
From the archives of footage shot during the production of the hip hop album entitled Uprising by Imiuswi Aborigine ~ Prince Diabate, a griot musician from West Africa featured on the song Village and Involuntary Servitude, takes time from recording to speak about the griot legacy and the tradition of oral history.

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Video produced and directed by Raymond Y. Newton for Los Angeles based production group, LAEdge Media, with permission from Prince Diabate, Beady Beats Music, Bijousoundlab and Lion's Breath Unlimited.