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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 Smith Vernacular Music Center Texas Tech University
Dr Christopher J Smith Vernacular Music Center Texas Tech University
Dr Christopher J Smith Vernacular Music Center Texas Tech University
Dr Christopher J Smith Vernacular Music Center 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 Dr Christopher J Smith Vernacular Music Center Texas Tech University
Dr Christopher J Smith Vernacular Music Center Texas Tech University
Dr Christopher J Smith Vernacular Music Center Texas Tech University
Dr Christopher J Smith Vernacular Music Center Texas Tech University
Dr Christopher J Smith Vernacular Music Center Texas Tech University
Dr Christopher J Smith Vernacular Music Center Texas Tech University
Dr Christopher J Smith Vernacular Music Center Texas Tech University
Dr Christopher J Smith Vernacular Music Center Texas Tech University
Dr Christopher J Smith Vernacular Music Center Texas Tech University
Dr Christopher J Smith Vernacular Music Center Texas Tech University
GopiPodila, Adriel Johnson, Maria Ragland Davis - RIP [In memoriam Howard Zinn 1922-2010 and Knut Haugland 1917–2009] Dr Christopher J Smith Vernacular Music Center Texas Tech University

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Fili, Jeli, Asik, Scop; Scientist, Healer, Poet, Teacher: “Engaged and Integrated Scholarship” across millennia and around the globe

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  • 14. "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 Dr Christopher J Smith Vernacular Music Center Texas Tech University
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  • 26. GopiPodila, Adriel Johnson, Maria Ragland Davis - RIP [In memoriam Howard Zinn 1922-2010 and Knut Haugland 1917–2009] Dr Christopher J Smith Vernacular Music Center Texas Tech University