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Kulchalee:
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My name is Leroy Wilfred Fable, but I am widely
known as Kulchalee (meaning a man knowledgeable of cultural history
across the board). I was born in England of Jamaican parentage. As a
myth has it, my original family name was Swaby. One of my grandfathers
changed the name from Swaby to Fable; now whether he was a storyteller
or not?..... That’s another Story.
‘Afrikan Fables’ are stories with a moral lesson at the end, they are a
way of saying things in an indirect manner – through them the problems
can be talked about without directly offending anyone and advice can be
given in an amusing and memorable way. In the present day, the function
of a fable is still very much alive and there are thousands of them.
Usually animals represent chief characters and the stories teach future
Afrikan Chiefs how to behave properly.
ANANSI stories originals came from West Africa, proceeded onto the
Caribbean and the journeyed to us here in England, as I was born here
and because of the similarities, I identified each English folk
contemporary stories with Aesop’s Fables.
To couple with my experience of Afrikan and Jamaican Traditional stories
obtained whilst growing up came from Jamaican elders, friends and
relatives.
Finally to add to the adventure of some of my stories incorporating the
use of musical instruments, percussion, various drums and the xylophone,
puppets, props, costumes.
Full participation from is achieved every time for a most captivating
and memorable experience in the art of storytelling music. |
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