 He took his bow and arrow, the brave son of Segolong, and conquered the savannah. He took his bow and arrow, the master hunter, son of Segolong, the buffalo woman who gave birth to the lion king of Mandi. This is the Sunjata Fasa, the epic of the Mandi people. It is a story of the great adversity that befell the people of old Mali. This is how they survived an oppressive power seven centuries ago. Sunjata the Lion King, king of kings, was my ancestor. He was called Keita, which means take your heritage, make it greater before you pass it on to posterity. Sunjata became an emperor seven centuries ago. His memory rests with the griot or jali that you see here with me.