Flying Africans
Alice incorporates a broad repertoire into her performances, drawing on tales from African, European, West Indian and Afro-American traditions as well as...
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Alice incorporates a broad repertoire into her performances, drawing on tales from African, European, West Indian and Afro-American traditions as well as from her own family. She also does a dramatic, historically accurate portrayal of the life of Sojourner Truth, based on Truth’s writings. She considers herself a griot in the West African tradition, a keeper of the tribal history, using storytelling to preserve and perpetuate the history of Afro-Americans.
Alice’s own words best describe her artistic approach: “I use my storytelling because I do not use any pictures, no concrete images. My voice is my instrument and I use it to paint pictures and moods and images for my listeners. I use my voice to take my listeners anywhere I want to take them; down through deep woods and over mountaintops, down in dark pits, to make the music for my listeners, to sing as I take them to different places throughout my stories.”
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