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In the ancient African oral tradition of the Epic of Sundjata , Balla Fasseke is Sundiata Keita 's griot .. oral tradition. oral tradition. Epic of Sundjata. Epic of Sundjata. Sundiata Keita. Sundiata Keita. griot. griot. King Nare Maghann Konate offered his son Sundiata a griot , Balla Fasseke , to advise him in his reign .. griot. griot. Griots were the `` present each king gives his successor '' , they were the aristocratic oral historians that attended kings , recording and recalling the legacies of kings and kingdoms .. aristocratic. Aristocracy ( class ). Griots have existed `` since time immemorial , '' or as long as `` Kouyates have been in the service of the Keita princes of Mali . ''