Rolling Out – Entertainment, Music, Culture
Award-winning action storyteller J’miah Nabawi entertains with folktales in 7 languages J’miah Nabawi Award-winning action storyteller author, Welcome to Friendly: Meet Julio Gonzalez What inspired you to be an entertainer and author? I grew up listening to music, primarily improvisational music called jazz. After listening to it for so long,…
Parent Engagement & Play
"Parent Engagement" has become the buzz words amongst educators involved with getting children "reading on grade-level" by 3rd grade and developing, expanding their vocabulary through reading-aloud and talking about the text. J'miah uses "games and physical play" as a lead-in to getting some whom may be reluctant to play with text and their…
Join Storyteller J’miah Nabawi for Live Oak Public Libraries’ 2015 Summer Reading Program
Storyteller J'miah Nabawi (a.k.a The Original Storybook Man) will be one of the featured storytellers this summer as he tours several of Live Oak Public Libraries' Chatham, Effingham and Liberty Counties branches to present storytelling and related interactive activities for "Every Hero Has a Story" (for the children) and "Unmask!" for teen audiences. …
2014 Savannah Children’s Book Festival’s International Tent
Savannah, GA Saturday, November 15, 2014, Forsyth Park, 10am-4pm Welcome to Savannah Children’s Book Festival! Be sure to join us "International Tent!" Hosted by Savannah’s award-winning storyteller, J’miah Nabaw **************** 11:00 J’miah Nabawi presents: Bringing Storybooks Alive! A workshop/presentation on creating “action storytelling.” Turn stories and tales into interactive…
WOOD Makes Music!™ is . . .
WOOD Makes Music!™ is a marimba-making experiential craft activity designed to introduce participants to the sonorous properties of wood and the application of specialized information (knowledge) to construct a musical instrument. The activity of construction is intentionally designed to show process and how art is easily integrated into science and…
With African Spirit . . . Gullah Geechee lives on and on and on and on
Gullah, Ghana, Geechee, Gumbo!™ is an On Tour Residency project incorporating history, oral traditions, craft-making, musical ensemble and more. It will address concerns about preserving and perpetuating the Gullah language and instilling pride and encouragement amongst the youth in taking the baton that's run the distance from the elders to…
Teachers/Facilitators Guides
Teachers/Program Facilitators Guides are primarily for artist residencies and touring programs like "There's Rhythm in the Telling" once they are booked. They are either written by J'miah Nabawi himself or through a collaborative effort with designated program coordinators from the host school or organization. Sample: Teachers Guide_Ananse On Tour_Artist Sample (Sample) Inquiries: TallTales@jmiahnabawi.com
Oral Histories and Characters
The founding of the William J. Friends of Folklore, Inc. in Miami, FL in the during of 1988, helped to bring about the following historical marker. J'miah Nabawi is part of that legacy. More to come on this story. Society Hill in Darlington County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic) Lawrence Faulkner…
Thank you, Wm. J. Faulkner Friends of Folklore . . .
By the William J. Friends of Folklore, Inc. In 1988, J'miah traveled to Miami, Florida to meet the Browns, Dr. John O. Brown, and his wife, Marie Faulkner-Brown, daughter of the late Reverend Dr. William J. Faulkner. Soon after his arrival, upon realizing that not much had happened to preserve Reverend Faulkner's historically significance writings…
In the News, Florence, SC
4/29/2014 1:52:00 PM Drama students study African-American folktales + click to enlarge SOUTHSIDE DRAMA 2 STUDENTS REHEARSE AFRICAN AMERICAN FOLKTALE Artist in Residence Jeremiah Nabawi, third from left, listens to students performance By BRENDA HARRISON Editor African American folktales told in Darlington County in the 1900s were retold and acted…