Kijana Wiseman, M.Ed.

began her theatrical career as a child actress at Houston's Theatre Inc. and Alley Theatre where she held many lead roles in musicals and plays. A former member of the famed Sudan Arts Southwest guerilla theatre group, she received her BFA in Theatre from the University of Houston and her Masters, specializing in African Theatre, as a result of joint studies at Texas Southern University and the University of Liberia, West Africa.  Kijana lived in Liberia,  for 6 years, first as a Peace Corps Volunteer, working and performing with the National Liberian Cultural Troupe, then as a performer, model and TV host of  “Under the Palm Tree with Kijana” (for 3 years) on ELBC-TV.  She sang with Mariam Makeba, Hugh Masakela and, upon returning to America, for several years with the Houston Symphony Chorus, The WABC Workshop Chorus, The Oratorio Society’s Masterworks Chorus and as a Texas Commission on the Arts Touring Roster Artist.

Kijana credits her finely tuned voice to her vocal coach, famed international opera singer--now residing in Berlin-- David Brewer of Brewer-International.  Her voice is so crisp and her sound so clean that most audiences think she is a lip syncing with a CD when they first hear her.  She has a working songlist of hundreds of jazz / pop / vaudeville / showtunes and international songs with tracks or live accompaniment and has appeared in over 20 countries on the American, African and European continents. 

She has appeared in over 20 countries and performed
her one-woman show, “The Griot” at over 300 venues
in America and Europe. Kijana is happily married to
the love of her life, Aundra Sebastian Fusilier.

“Rebate a Date” 

A candid workshop on the realities of dating survival. Proven techniques to help students avoid date rape, awkward goodbyes, HIV-AIDS, "Homer" and the "Hoochies."     Includes extensive audience participation with interaction, dramatic improv, Q & A and open discussion.  Perfect for high school /college orientations.

“So, What RU Doin’ Bout the Rest of Yr Life?”  

Kijana uses dramatic interp, discussion, role-playing, Q&A and customized worksheets to imbue a sense of self-determination  ...encouraging participants to take control of their lives. This workshop is customized to suit the needs of participants in various stages of life: elementary, teens, college, adults & seniors.

Here is  a downloadable  copy of the
participant’s Worksheet: WRUD-WorkBooklet.pdf

THE GRIOT

Adaptable Audience Adventures!

National Winner:  APCA Best College 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, blues, vaudeville rock and even opera singer-- celebrating our common ancestral musical heritage.

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

Click here to see excerpts
of Kijana as The Griot on YouTube..

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Kijana’s GRIOT PROGRAM.pdf      

HeartSongs

Beautiful, romantic melodies ...perfect for receptions, banquets, parties, country clubs, weddings and special events...

Workshops: 

Offerings are available with tracks and live musicians and as a part of Kijana’s  speciality programs:   “The Griot”, “HeartSongs” plus Christian Spirituals and special music for Weddings, Funerals, Banquets, Parties, Receptions, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kwanzaa, MLK Day Freedom Songs and a smattering of songs in select foreign languages ... just ask for your favorites.  Kijana reads music, is a quick study...and her 3.5 octave range can probably accommodate you!  Check out her must current Songlist!

Shows: 

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Here are the last 2 minutes of Kijana in singing a cover of Alicia Keys’  song from Empire, “Powerful”

Kijana performs a medley of the National Anthem and “America the Beautiful” at the Houston Procurement Breakfast at Houston Community College.

“Before Television Was Invented,
...there was...

“No Trees” Kijana, recounts a time when a victim of a drive-by was allowed to rot in the hot Liberian sun. The fact that the man was summarily buried where he lay made her see life itself in a different light…That night, she wrote the poem “No Trees”

“Against Tradition” Kijana Wiseman is a surviver of the infamous “Camp Johnson Road Food Riot and the subsequent massacre of 125 people by government troops in Monrovia Liberia. Weeks later, as hunger set in, this is the story of a young food thief, a Lebanese merchant and an elderly sidewalk-based cassava seller who did something very much “against tradition".

Kijana Wiseman, M.Ed.

Digital Diva  / Singer / Producer / Playwright

Winner: APCA Best Diversity Program of the Year 2001
Winner: APCA Performing Artist of the Year 2002
Winner: APCA Best Diversity Program of the Year 2002

Finalist:  APCA Performing Artist of the Year, 2003-2005

Kijana is a versatile performer of theatrical and communicative arts.

This award-winning lyric coloratura soprano has a 3.5 octave range, and has been performing since she was four years old.  She has been professionally since the age of nine. She has won the City of Houston Talent Competition and been voted nationally as the Best College Performing Artist of the Year. 

Kijana’s interactive one-woman show, The Griot, has won Best College Diversity Program for two years in a row.   

Related sites:

Moshows.com

Showcasedemo.com

WisemanCompany.com

CountryClubintheHood.com

The Wiseman-Fusilier Wedding

Aruba Timeshare for Rent

The Special Something

Health and Wellness:

Gingartum.com