“THE GRIOT”

Adaptable Audience Adventures!

APCA Best Diversity Program for 2001 & 2002

Kijana, as The Griot, takes your audience on a time trip back to the dawn of existence while portraying many different types of women in history: an African maiden, slave, gospel choir director, preacher, toddler, jazz, vaudeville rock and even opera singer-- celebrating our common ancestrial musical heritage.

THEME VARIATIONS: Griot Love Songs, The Kwanzaa Griot, The Children's Griot & The Women's Griot 

“HeartSongs”
Beautiful, romantic melodies

of the heart

This program is perfect for receptions, banquets, weddings, country clubs
and special events...

Kijana uses her 3.5 octaves to sing romantic showtunes and melodious originals--and more: Streisand, Norah Jones, Alicia Keyes, Whitney Houston, Natalie/Nat King Cole, Billy Holiday, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Barbra Streisand, etc, peppered with the music of Vaudeville, Cats, The Sound of Music, Finian's Rainbow, Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Porgy & Bess, etc. Available w/ tracks or live musicians. Gemini Love Songs SongList.

VIDEO:

Kijana is shown in concert with award-winning pianist/Janie Frazier... performing originals by them both....

Click here to view this
demo on YouTube!

VIDEO:

THE KWANZAA GRIOT

Kijana performs her award-winning “singing lecture” as The Kwanzaa Griot in several  different venues. ...Click here to see this  Show on YouTube.

A unique international presenter ...eclectic and entertaining.

See Kijana’s videos on the MoShows YouTube site!