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Stories from West Africa: a performance by Usifu Jalloh with Word of Mouth

09 Oct 2012

Monday 15 October 2012 (1.10pm) at The John Thaw Studio Theatre, The Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama.

Usifu Jalloh will take you on a journey to his homeland with voice and drum during this free lunchtime event. With his background in theatre, Usifu is a professional actor, storyteller, dancer and percussionist, whose unique skills introduce audiences and participants to West African traditions and cultures.

Celebrating the culture of his homeland, Sierra Leone, Usifu has made an award-winning film, Journey Man, and also made Lion Mountain in collaboration with BBC2, about two Sierra Leone refugees in England.