Griots and Griottes: Masters of Words and Music
, Hale, Thomas. A., Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana, 1998.
Hale is the authority on African storytellers. This is an informative and useful book providing a well-researched background of African oral tradition.
The African American Storytelling Collection, Volume 2
, Bonneville Video, 11/98.
This is a 3 set VHS tape collection of African American Storytelling. It provides useful information and with optical aids can be viewed by visually impaired.
Mutere, Malaika. [African Studies, Howard University.] "Introduction to African History and Cultural Life: An African Historical Framework" and "African Oral Aesthetic." African Odyssey Arts & Education Resources. The Kennedy Center African Odyssey Interactive. http:://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/ao/-guide.html>.