About Baba
Kora Musician & Storyteller Asha’s Baba is a consummate artist as well as Executive Director of the cultural entertainment company “WovenWeb Productions.” Baba has been a practitioner of the ancient bardic art form known as Jaliyaa and a leading proponent of a genre of West African Theatre called Kotéba, for more than a decade. He is also founder & artistic director of the Los Angeles based performance ensemble Jaliyaa.
Baba has received numerous honors and awards for his work as a folklorist, traditional musician, storyteller, community activist and volunteer. Baba is creator/lead artist of two theatrical productions, “Griot” & “Serenading the Spirit,” which fuse traditional African musical forms and instrumentation with story, dance, public discourse/interaction and poetic verse. Baba has been contracted as a consultant, performed for, and/or lectured at institutions such as:
- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- International Pan African Film Festival
- California Association for Bilingual Education
- Los Angeles County Arts Commission
- John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
- Los Angeles Natural History Museum
- County of Los Angeles Library System
- Orange County Performing Arts Center
- Grand Performances California Plaza
- California Arts Council
Baba has presented in, literally, hundreds of schools and other institutions both private and public. He is recipient of a certificate of recognition by the California State Assembly for his use of creative use of storytelling and commitment to community in working with troubled teens. Baba was also awarded the Distinguished Arts Award, Artist of the Year, City of Long Beach California. This awarded was presented to Baba by the Mayor of the City of Long Beach California and administered by The Public Corporation for the Arts. Baba has also received commendations for his artistry from both the US Senate and US Congress.
Asha’s Baba is currently working with the “ArtsConnect Program” of the Orange County Performing Arts Center, creating curricula which fuse the arts with standard forms of teacher instruction.
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