Answer: griot

AnswerCrossword Clue
GRIOTAfrican storyteller
GRIOT"Roots" historian
GRIOTTribal historian
GRIOT"Roots" storyteller
GRIOTStoryteller in West Africa
griotmember of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
griota tribal entertainer in West Africa