The Epic of Sundiata
The Epic of Sundiata is a West African tale that tells the story of the rise to power of Mali's greatest king, Sundiata (Son-Jara). In this epic, the griot Djeli Mamoudou Kouyate begins the story from the humiliating childhood of Son Jara (Sundiata), to the jealousy between his stepmother Sassouma and his half brother Dankaran Tuma, to the continue conflicts with the great sorcerer Soumaoro and the later achievements of Sundiata for his fatherland and …
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…who brought together the Empire of Mali. He destroyed the great sorcerer Soumaorp Kante and followed his father footsteps as King of the Mali Empire. Under his power, the Mali Empire prospered due to the trans-Sahara trade and the great resources that were found at Mali. The Epic of Sundiata still plays an important role in West Africa today. It relives to tell the story of their past ancestors and how rich their empires were.
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