Editorial Reviews
Jaliyaa Storytelling: Stories & Music of West Africa
Music Review:
Music Review
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Los Angeles Museum of Art, October 1998
...One of the most interactive, alive and well attended storytelling sessions in Los Angeles Museum of Art History.
About the Artist
As one of the few practitioners of the Ancient West African Storytelling Art known as Jaliyaa, Storyteller Asha's Baba is truly a incredible anomaly. Asha’s Baba has been captivating audiences for years with his interpretation of ancient tales, classical West African songs and his playing of the traditional 21-string storyteller’s harp, the Kora.
Album Description
Jaliyaa Storytelling is an amazing confluence of stories, music and song performed in the vein of traditional West Africa's ancient storytelling culture. Storyteller Asha's Baba takes listeners on an adventure with his captivating storytelling, interactions with colorful and imaginative characters and vast repertoire of traditional music. Experience the soothing, ethereal sounds of the Kora, a traditional 21-string harp played by West African tellers for hundreds of years, the pounding sensations of ensemble drumming combined with the melodic tone of voice and song.