<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">griottes</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>griots</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>genealogists</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>oral historians</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>griotte</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>griotte&apos;s</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>griottes&apos;</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Women who narrate, chant, or sing histories, especially genealogies, of individuals, families, and communities, often accompanying this with instrumental music, acting, and mime. Originally used with reference to West Africans, now applied to such people in other cultures and geographic areas. ]]></note></mads>