"Baba Jamal"   
                Thought Provoking/Up-lifting/Culturally Relevant!                                    

“Calm and captivating, Baba Jamal Koram captured the hearts                                           of the audience with his  rhythm, voice and drum.”   -
                   CHARLES COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 

             griostoryman@gmail.com           703.684.8587
               

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Baba Jamal Tells Stories :
That tell of Hope, Courage, Victory, Caring and Joy  
  • Folkloric - Culture-Based -
  • Respect Elders -  Keep Friends
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"Gather around the Story Man and prepare to be enchanted.  Master storyteller Baba Jamal Koram unfolds children's tales filled with the warmth of the African sun.  Each conveys a lesson: of standing up for what's right, caring for our earth and its animals, and believing in the good in everyone."    Smithsonian Discovery Theater

Length of Program  45 minutes to 1 hour   All Ages
    


Baba Jamal Koram 
  Baba Jamal credits his interest in African/American  studies to his childhood mentor;
                                                     John Harmon of White Plains, NY.     -examiner.com                                                      
  
He is the recipient of the National Association of Blackstorytelling (NABS) highest award: The Zora Neale Hurston Award, and the National Storytelling Network's (NSN) prestigious Circle of Excellence Oracle Award.  Baba Jamal has been featured at the National Storytelling Festivals,in Jonesborough, Tennessee, and in Washtington, D.C. at the Kennedy Center, Smithsonian museums, (including the recent opening of the African American Museum),National Storytelling Festivals, school systems, regional festivals , theaters, outdoor events and schools in Germany and Ghana, Mali, and South Africa. 
He holds the B.A., M.S., and Ed.S. degrees."  
"In Africa, there is a lake that is so still and so smooth, that every morning the people that live around that lake have to touch it to make sure it's still there. . ."     "In America, there is a storyteller/ whose presence and views of cultural responsibility. . .  needs to attend your school or community based organization . . .Baba Jamal Koram is his name. . ."

The Drum/Story Program

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Baba Jamal uses simple stories to emphasize key ideas during his                      Drum Story/Drum Circle sessions, for youth to adults.    
There are different approaches, for joy, in this journey called life. 
BALANCE is key .  The Drum brings balance.                                                              The Drum enables self-expression and  discovery.                                                In the circle we experience: BALANCE RHYTHM SOUND and COHESION                                      Musically, Verbally and Inwardly.

1 hour sessions.   Preliminary meeting with host facility/organization.

griostoryman@gmail.com 703.684.8587


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  Bookings:
AASAI  3213 Duke Street # 629 
Alexandria, VA  22314
griostoryman@gmail.com
 703.684.8587  

call or email today!


For Bookings in the Maryland, Virginia,and Washington, DC 

Artivate, Inc.
8720 Georgia Avenue # 303
Silver Spring, MD  20910
301.588.7525
 

"We listen to the elders. . .people like you inspire me. . ."


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Baba Jamal Koram (center of circle) leading the closing love circle for the Smithsonian's 2009 Folklife Festival "Giving Voice, the Power of Words in African American Culture" in the Nation's Capital. 

Storytelling Cultural Development

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Baba Jamal Koram is a Cultural Systems Development Specialist (CSD);  specializing in  storytelling organization development and practice, and in integrated arts programs. His primary focus, however,  is training storytellers to become conscious, capable, and competent in the presentation of the  art of storytelling. 
  • Storytelling Workshops for Professional Tellers
  • Storytelling for folks who love stories
  • Storytelling Programs for Pre-Schools and K-2 Children
  • Storytelling Workshops for Youth
  
Baba Jamal Koram, Ed.S. The StoryMan
African American Storytelling Arts Institute (AASAI)
 703.684.8587
    griostoryman@gmail.com  
   3213 Duke Street, #629 - Alexandria, VA 22314