Two Ears and One Mouth

Two Ears and One Mouth Raouf Mama
Included on the CD are a collection of wonderful poems and stories for all to enjoy as told by Raouf Mama. Raouf Mama, is an international, award-winning storyteller out of the African oral tradition, the only one in the world today who performs in English and in French indigenous tales from his native Benin. A professor of English at Eastern Connecticut State University, with a Ph.D in English and Education from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a Master Teaching Artist, he has entertained, mesmerized and inspired audiences in America, Europe and Africa with his magical tales.
TWO EARS AND ONE MOUTH Track 1 28:51 Opening Music: Traditional Beninese Music by Traditional Beninese Singer Mr Alekpehanhou. Plenary address at the International TESOL Convention in Baltimore, MD USA Poem: Words Are Wonderful Things (Mrs E.R. Miller) Song of Invocation (Raouf Mama) Poem of Invocation---Come And Hear My Story (Raouf Mama) Story---The Wise Old Man (African oral tale) Story---The Hunter and the Antelope (African oral tale) Reprise of Song of Invocation (Raouf Mama) Poem---Underneath Were All The Same (Amy Maddox Skirvin) Track 2 4:50 Reprise of Song of Invocation (unabridged) Reprise of poem of invocation Track 3 10:18 Story--"The Blind Man And The Lamp." (Beninese oral tale) Poem--- Lines from "Auguries of Innocence" (William Blake) Story-- "How Chameleon Became A Teacher." (Beninese oral tale) Track 4 12:34 Story---Leopards Argument With Monkey. (African oral tale) Track 5 1:37 Poem---Asking ( Poem originally written in Vietnamese by Huu Thinh and translated into English by Georges Evans & Nguyen Qui Duc) Closing music: Traditional instrumental music by Traditional Beninese Singer Mr Alekpehanhou. Back to Home Page	You are listening to a sample clip from "Two Ears and One Mouth" by Raouf Mama. (requires Windows Media Player)