1. Historical and Artistic Tradition
Storytellers Maintain Oral History

2. The Griots
Griots are West-African storytellers that are highly respected people in their communities. They were highly respected because people wanted to learn more about their ancestors. Some stories explained the rise and fall of the West-African empire, others talked about the actions of kings and warriors. Proverbs- shorts saying of wisdom or truth

3. West-African Epics
Some of the poems the griots speak, are epics. Most of these epic poems are collected into the Dausi and the Sundiata. Epics-long poems about kingdoms and heroes Dausi- history of Ghana Sundiata-history of the empire, Mali

4. Karyna)West- Africa Epics
Mikayla) Griots