"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

Baba Jamal Tells Stories :
That tell of Hope, Courage, Victory, Caring and Joy
- Folkloric - Culture-Based -
- Respect Elders - Keep Friends
"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

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
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

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
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. . ."

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

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.
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
- 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