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Fili, Jeli, Asik, Scop; Scientist, Healer, Poet, Teacher:
“Engaged and Integrated Scholarship” across millennia and
around the globe
Dr Christopher J SmithVernacular Music Center
Texas Tech University
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Texas Tech University
"Though [the griot] has to know many traditional songs without error, he must also
have the ability to extemporize on current events, chance incidents and the passing scene. His wit can be devastating and his
knowledge of local history formidable.“--Paul Oliver
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Texas Tech University
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Texas Tech University
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Texas Tech University
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Texas Tech University
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Texas Tech University
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Texas Tech University
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[In memoriam Howard Zinn 1922-2010 and Knut Haugland 1917–2009]
Dr Christopher J SmithVernacular Music Center
Texas Tech University
Gopi Podila, Adriel Johnson, Maria Ragland Davis - RIP