tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post6673560782562004807..comments2024-03-25T22:25:27.515+05:30Comments on Madly-in-Verse: G is for Griot...and...G-pyramids...Nilanjana Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-6081494629696038192018-04-09T12:36:03.361+05:302018-04-09T12:36:03.361+05:30The Griots are fascinating! They reminded me slig...The Griots are fascinating! They reminded me slightly of the traveling bards of Europe, although of a much more personal and familial nature. :)Vanessence7https://www.blogger.com/profile/01646810098972114169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-39526196021932459962018-04-09T09:59:41.964+05:302018-04-09T09:59:41.964+05:30She and her music is haunting.She and her music is haunting.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-59854443837556522942018-04-09T09:10:47.494+05:302018-04-09T09:10:47.494+05:30Lovely post
Tongue Twister for GLovely post<br /><br /><a href="http://mrsdashsayss.blogspot.in/2018/04/a2z-g.html" rel="nofollow"> Tongue Twister for G</a> Deepahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16764125425140331692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-60945894040108879552018-04-08T19:01:06.803+05:302018-04-08T19:01:06.803+05:30Gee, that was a great collection - love Dobet Gnah...Gee, that was a great collection - love Dobet Gnahore!<br /><br /><a href="https://keithsramblings.net" rel="nofollow">Click to visit my A-Z tales about My Friend Rosey</a>Keith's Ramblingshttp://keithsramblings.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-15619551808742396212018-04-08T12:48:52.186+05:302018-04-08T12:48:52.186+05:30African history itself has been poopooed because i...African history itself has been poopooed because it was oral rather than written, can't imagine how ridiculous...but more about that in my next post :)Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-34576062172422842822018-04-08T12:31:38.815+05:302018-04-08T12:31:38.815+05:30Ya, oral transmission of stories is found worldwid...Ya, oral transmission of stories is found worldwide I understand. Makes sense when you think speech came before writing...Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-25641215932601954782018-04-08T12:29:29.580+05:302018-04-08T12:29:29.580+05:30That must have been one heck of an interesting pap...That must have been one heck of an interesting paper to write...and to read as well!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-11325155079116347512018-04-08T12:27:49.507+05:302018-04-08T12:27:49.507+05:30Strange how names evolve, isn't it?Strange how names evolve, isn't it?Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-5861588843411179052018-04-08T12:27:10.147+05:302018-04-08T12:27:10.147+05:30Pleased you enjoyed the post and thanks for visiti...Pleased you enjoyed the post and thanks for visiting.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-40764122200956640482018-04-08T12:26:32.711+05:302018-04-08T12:26:32.711+05:30Pleased you enjoyed the post. WEP is a pleasant wa...Pleased you enjoyed the post. WEP is a pleasant way to write and get help with writingNilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-52662401577750539192018-04-08T12:24:21.510+05:302018-04-08T12:24:21.510+05:30All cultures I understand started off as oral...so...All cultures I understand started off as oral...so I presume there are counterparts to the griots everywhere...Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-24711135125665998882018-04-08T12:22:56.719+05:302018-04-08T12:22:56.719+05:30Used to produce...now the scene is a bit different...Used to produce...now the scene is a bit different I think.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-88175891772299909112018-04-08T12:22:09.940+05:302018-04-08T12:22:09.940+05:30Ya kinda cool...Ya kinda cool...Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-54023670113822390602018-04-08T00:42:32.873+05:302018-04-08T00:42:32.873+05:30Oral history is an important component of African ...Oral history is an important component of African American history because during slavery so many records were not saved or not made. Until recently the larger genealogical community poo pooed the idea that oral history could even be genealogy. In my own case, I have found the oral history in my family has usually proven to be true, maybe with a change here and there, but true enough to find the Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-61020364163838084082018-04-07T23:14:29.256+05:302018-04-07T23:14:29.256+05:30Hi Nila - love all your Gs ... and I too will be b...Hi Nila - love all your Gs ... and I too will be back to listen and to read and absorb ... I listened and watched Zina's video - heart breaking, yet wonderfully constructed. Great you've incorporated WEP in here - and I see picked up a few new interested parties ... and Griot - what a word ... the First Nations here, or indigenous peoples, have oral traditions too - lovely post - thank Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-89744353133160934642018-04-07T20:21:34.480+05:302018-04-07T20:21:34.480+05:30I wrote a research paper on griot traditions once....I wrote a research paper on griot traditions once. As a storyteller, I am completely awed by them, and the stories they carry.<br /><a href="http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.hu/" rel="nofollow">The Multicolored Diary: Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales</a>A Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-41929000110823020152018-04-07T19:56:17.671+05:302018-04-07T19:56:17.671+05:30You've packed a lot of goodness into today'...You've packed a lot of goodness into today's post as usual. I'm fascinated by the peanuts in all their wonderful names, but especially those pyramids.Deborah Weberhttps://deborah-weber.com/wonder-manifesto-g-is-for/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-26876970216098037772018-04-07T18:52:22.434+05:302018-04-07T18:52:22.434+05:30Beautiful post. I've learned a lot and been ex...Beautiful post. I've learned a lot and been experience to new music. What a great theme and creative way to implement it.Shari Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01196095492746228208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-11033155988479831262018-04-07T17:41:06.814+05:302018-04-07T17:41:06.814+05:30Glad to have made it here! Your posts are so full...Glad to have made it here! Your posts are so full and informative that I must come back to read more. WEP sounds interesting also, so will be checking that out more, too!<br />Mainely WriteDonna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-33833852901559049062018-04-07T17:23:40.676+05:302018-04-07T17:23:40.676+05:30I'd heard the term griot, but did not know the...I'd heard the term griot, but did not know the whole story. All a GREAT postJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-47375608090726138502018-04-07T17:23:15.431+05:302018-04-07T17:23:15.431+05:30That's such a fascinating way to stack the sac...That's such a fascinating way to stack the sacks of groundnuts. Had no idea that Africa produces such a high percentage of the world's peanuts. Harvest Moon by Handhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18026575111937500816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-42623102710897261782018-04-07T17:14:58.827+05:302018-04-07T17:14:58.827+05:30Kind of a sneaky "g" pyramid but very in...Kind of a sneaky "g" pyramid but very interesting to see!Jzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00301793291285112859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-71879250328534291012018-04-07T14:56:33.766+05:302018-04-07T14:56:33.766+05:30All cultures started out as oral traditions as far...All cultures started out as oral traditions as far as I know...India had its sruti. I'm not sure why we've got into this notion that only written sources are 'proper' history and all else is dismissable :) as if no-one ever wrote down a lie...<br /><br />The WEP is a small and close knit community of writers - please do check it out. Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-83866046538905472602018-04-07T13:56:53.847+05:302018-04-07T13:56:53.847+05:30Hari OM
That oral tradition was a key part of Sans...Hari OM<br />That oral tradition was a key part of Sanskrit history... and in Scottish. The Gaelic word equivalent is sgeulaiche ("skuulahie")... a treasure of culture! <br /><br />Thank you for bringin WEP into full view - I had seen reference to it in passing elsewhere, but will now be checking it out much more closely!!! YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-24705752507974774202018-04-07T13:34:48.586+05:302018-04-07T13:34:48.586+05:30Grateful is a great G-word - I am too, for your su...Grateful is a great G-word - I am too, for your support...thank you.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.com