correct term for character
What is the culturally correct term for the character who acts as a kind of town crier, announcing the arrival of the son from Paris, etc.?
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shareNot certain, but folks who were entrusted with that responsibility were (and still are) called griots---before the advent of T.V., print and radio, they were entrusted with keeping track of the history of their own particular tribes and keeping the oral tradition alive---the West African griots are considered the precursors to today's rappers.
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