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Charlotte Blake Alston

Charlotte Blake Alston Charlotte Blake Alston breathes life into traditional and contemporary stories from the African and African American oral and cultural traditions. Her solo performances are often enhanced with traditional instruments such as djembe, berimbau, nkoning, mbira, shekere or the 21-stringed kora. She brings her stories and songs to national and regional festivals, schools, universities, museums, libraries and performing arts centers throughout the United States and Canada, as well as local and national radio and television. Charlotte has been a featured artist on the Carnegie Hall Family Concert Series, the National Storytelling Festival, and the National Festival of Black Storytelling.

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