Griot Chinyere Nwaubani
A carrier of stories, a weaver of tales, a bringer of messages, seer of visions, guardian of heritage, keeper of culture, creator of sacred spaces.
A Griot: a member of a mystic class who maintain a tradition of oral stories on the Mother land and globally.
Chinyere: A gift from the divine creator
Nwaubani: A child of treasured earth
"My great great great great grandfather Nwaubani left his mother's village and travelled to find a place to begin a new village. My family lineage is to honour the journey of self-actualisation, create storytelling circles where love can thrive."
Griot Chinyere initiated into the art of storytelling at the age of 10 years old is the artistic director of Shanti-Chi, founded in 2009 with the aims to promote, preserve and celebrate the oral tradition of storytelling. She is also the founder of the Nne Agwu storytelling Festival, founded 2010; a place for the art form, the artists and the audience to develop, flourish and self-actualise.
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"Self-love is the revolution!". Griot Chinyere
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