HAVE I GOT A STORY TO TELL Award Winning International Storyteller   U.S. * Australia * Sweden * France * Senegal * Canada * South Africa Austria * Holland * Bermuda * New Zealand * Singapore * Malaysia * Colombia   Diane's Recent Journeys                                        Hawaii                                     Botswana                      New Zealand

Grammy Nominee Wickety Whack :Brer Rabbit is Back Click on the album to sample audio clips on all of Diane's award winning recordings.   Proceeds from this benefit go to UNICEF

Diane with Griot friend in Senegal       "YOUR PARTICIPATION HELPED TO CREATE A TRULY  MEMORABLE OCCASION FOR ME" President Bill Clinton   ONE  WOMAN SHOW "SAPELO..A CULTURAL BLOCKBUSTER" San Francisco Chronicle   "HER TALES NEVER FAIL TO TURN HEADS" Miami Herald   "YOU BLEW OUR SOCKS OFF. THE PERFORMANCE  YOU AND ERIK GAVE WAS INCREDIBLE." Michael Sweeney-Mayor, Hayward, CA   "WHEN YOU LEAVE ONE OF HER CONCERTS, YOU LEAVE WITH A SMILE ON YOUR FACE & AN INNER LIGHT THAT SHINES JUST A LITTLE BRIGHTER. " Brian Bemel-Village of Tales Storytelling Festival

A clip of Diane on a plantation telling about High John the Conqueror

Partial telling of Brer Rabbit's Dance at the Kennedy Center

 

	Click below to see more of Diane on YouTube   Clip of an African American folktale at the National Storytelling Festival   At the Kennedy Center telling about Hambone   Personal story about Diane's white mother-in-law told in Graz, Austria
	California Arts Council Highest Ranking A great voice with resonant quality Can use her entire instrument very well: the voice, body, face, gestures. Costuming is lovely. A great performer, as good as it gets. Has the ability to perform in any situation. The National Storytelling Network's Oracle  2002 Circle of Excellence Award   The National Association of Black Storytellers   Zora Neale Hurston Award
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