Griot

Gaye Adegbalola - The Griot - Blurb With THE GRIOT (gree-oh), GAYE ADEGBALOLA serves up topical blues for topical times. Like the storytelling griots of West Africa, she is the living archive of oral history, the seed-sower, the now-knower, the entertainer, the unchainer. In song stories like (You're) Flint Water and I've been Kaepernicked! THE GRIOT tackles themes of hypocrisy, sexism, poverty, pollution, love, vanity, freedom and betrayal, all wrapped in Gaye's trademark wit and wisdom. Gaye has performed all over the world individually, in duos and bands, and as a founding member of the group Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women, who ended their glorious 25-year run in 2009. She is a mother, a Blues Music Award (BMA) winner and former Virginia State Teacher of the Year. Now 74, she sees her life's work as a contemporary griot - keeping the history alive, delivering messages of empowerment, and finding joy in the mundane. 01. Nothing's Changed 02. The Griot 03. Liearrhea 04. FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) 05. Dirty Sheets 06. (You're) Flint Water 07. Kaepernicked 08. Ain't Technology Grand? 09. Gon' Be Alright 10. Don't Criticize Me 11. Nothing Left 12. (There is Always) One More Time 13. Need A Little Sugar in My Bowl 14. Tea Cake Kind Of Love 15. 3 Hour Shoes (Stylin' for the Lord) 16. Sorry, but... No Shame 17. Jelly Bean Blues

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