They are called griots.
for fun and to learn more.
The griots were payed to record history and to tell stories sometimes. Other times it was just the storytellers.
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I believe the Social Structures of the Empire of Mali were.. * Kings, at the Top * Priests * Storytellers, or Griots * Slaves. Hopefully, that will be able to help you.
The currency of Mali is called the West African CFA Franc.
Mali is located in the Sahara Desert.
Entertainers such as singers, tumbler, jugglers, clowns or storytellers who wandered about Europe during the medieval period called were called minstrels and jongulers.
The local chieftan of a Mali Framing Village is called a Mansa
The country called Mali is in the north of Africa.
The main rivers in Mali are the Niger and Senegal Rivers.