tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post3371182033415506612..comments2024-03-29T08:48:14.872-04:00Comments on pancocojams: Tiécoro Sissoko (Mali Griots' Comments & Griot Song/Spoken Word) Azizi Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-77910444034636434712018-12-31T12:06:49.506-05:002018-12-31T12:06:49.506-05:00I just re-read these comments (more than 6 years l...I just re-read these comments (more than 6 years later). <br />For the record, the "other blog" that was referenced in these comments is Mudcat folk music forum, and I stopped even periodically posting comments there at least four years ago. That said, I believe that discussion thread is a wonderful resource for many genres of folk music. Also, I miss interacting with a number of people there, including John. :o(<br />Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-41447641516330640882012-12-18T06:55:04.467-05:002012-12-18T06:55:04.467-05:00John,
with regard to your comment about that othe...John,<br /><br />with regard to your comment about that other blog, I haven't stopped commenting there. <br /><br />With regard to that particular thread, I've been tempted to add another comment, but I've learned the hard way on another discussion forum that when I say that I won't respond to a commenter who I believe is trolling, I can't go back on my word.<br /><br />I very much appreciate your comments John and most other bloggers' comments on that thread and on that entire Afro-Europe blog. And again, I thank you for visiting and commenting on this pancocojams blog.<br /><br />Ase! (More power to you!)Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-71611015399055267782012-12-18T06:45:40.599-05:002012-12-18T06:45:40.599-05:00Greetings,John!
I appreciate your compliment and ...Greetings,John!<br /><br />I appreciate your compliment and comments, and accept them in the spirit in which I believe they were sent.<br /><br />But, I'm actually not a Griot, but I did stay at the Holiday Inn one time :o)<br /><br />I focus on topics as the Spirit moves me to do so. I happened upon this video of Tiécoro Sissoko because it was recommended for me on my YouTube home page because of other videos I had watched. <br /><br />I always wondered how a Griot's performance was/is like. I feel that Tiécoro's song/spoken word performance in that featured video answered that question. <br /><br />Also, if Tiécoro's style of singing merging with speaking while accompanying himself on a musical instrument is typical of old time Griots, and I think that's likely, then that performance demonstrates that the Griots were an important source of the United States' Talking Blues traditions.Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-8710548854014407102012-12-17T19:47:27.811-05:002012-12-17T19:47:27.811-05:00Hello Azizi! I have been following your blog "...Hello Azizi! I have been following your blog "quietly", for about a month now. I am literally blown away by the vastness of information that you share in each thread. Every day I feel that I'm sitting at the feet of an ancient, wise griot and (s)he's reconnecting me to my ancestral continent and its hidden secrets.This blog is something else.<br /><br />I would also like to ask, even plead, (smile), that you return to the "other blog"---Ahem, that could truly benefit from your great insight and fantastic opinions on our global African Experiences. Please reconsider returning. You're needed! I believe that the "turbulence" encountered there has been stilled....<br /><br />Again, great job here @ Pancocojams!<br /><br />JohnJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01896531632878621005noreply@blogger.com