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Monkey & Leopard
A Traditional African Folktale That Explains
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How Drums Came To Be
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Why Leopards Aren’t Vegetarians
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Why Monkeys Live In Trees
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AND…
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Why You Never Mess With A Drummer’s Drum Without First Asking Permission…
This story is featured in two of my DrumSongStory Programs: Trickster Tales and The Talking Drum. It can also stand alone as a humorous and refreshing 20 minute keynote that is guaranteed to liven up the most serious corporate conference.
This telling was recorded live at an elementary school with several audience volunteers assisting me on Djun-djun, Djembe, and “Bob the Big Drum”.
To book this program now call 1-800-378-4971 or e-mail mark[at]markshepard.com
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Trickster Tales
Mark Shepard Tells A DrumSongStory with the help of a young audience volunteer
Drums, Songs & Stories Exploring The Trickster Archetype In Many Cultures
Mark Shepard Tells A DrumSongStory with the help of a young audience volunteer
Of course this is the funniest program I do. It is after all, stories celebrating tricksters: Fox, Coyote, Rabbit, Anansi the Spider, Monkey, Crow, Turtle…all of these non-human characters have much to teach us about ourselves. Almost always the trickster gets tricked. Coyote always gets bested by roadrunner. But some tricksters like Bugs Bunny always seem to come out on top.
- “Monkey & Leopard” (Africa)
- “All Stories Are Anansi’s” (Africa)
- “Coyote & Cicada” (N. America)
- “Coyote & Turtle” (N. America)
- “The Lying Contest” (Armenia)
- “Anansi & The Talking Drum” (Africa)
- “The Pointing Finger” (China)
- “Djuha Borrows A Pot” (Syria)
- “Fox, Crow and the Piece of Cheese” (Aesop)
- “For Sale: The Eiffel Tower -Tale Of A Modern Trickster” and more…
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To book this program now call 1-888-598-7709 or e-mail mark[at]markshepard.com
See what other DrumSongStory Programs are available for:
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