Jan Blake
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Archive :: production:T1845494870, performance:S2064413083, venue:V294
The Old Woman the Buffalo and the Lion of Manding
Created and told by Jan Blake with music from Kouame and Raymond Sereba. Spanning the centuries from its origins in ancient Mali, discover this inspiring tale of a conflicted king, a jealous first wife, a disfigured buffalo woman and a child with a destiny. Can the words of a passing hunter foretell the future of the kingdom of Mali? Should the king go against reason and hold true to prophecy? The Birth of Sundiata Keita, visionary leader of the great Malian empire, is told across West Africa as a story of kingship and battle. Discover the rarely heard story of his mother, her grandmother and the extraordinary circumstances of this legendary leader's birth.
