The Griot

By L. Norwan Graffi is locally used to refer to indigenes of the Western Grassfields of Cameroon administratively known as the North West region. It is a region known for its assorted traditional rhymes and rhythms. This music is today consumed far and wide and a fraction of the younger generation of artist have been doing a lot lately to make this music available to us. The foundation had been laid for them by pioneers like Francis Dom, John Menan, Chris Njowe and Afo-a-Kom who took a commercial turn to traditional music. In addition to their natural love for their

By Linda Norwan and Brian M. The artwork titled Ngrimba ( watch video here ), masterminded by Kikoh was released on YouTube on the 4th of Feb, 2018. In these notes, we share the impressions and ideas that crossed our minds as we interacted with this wonderful piece of music. Our obsession with the melodious beats explains the extra attention given to it in the second part of this work. Video: The Visuals and the Message The HD Filmworks directed video begins with a helicopter view of the landscape that serves as a proper introduction. The view later narrows and we get details of the main scenes of the video. The plot tells a familiar