I am a culture bearer bringing precious cargo, and me and that cargo deserve to be appreciated and supported by the people and communities we serve.

Initial Consultation Free

Custom Program Planning/Design/Preparation $125/hour (3 hour minimum)

Music Fees

Karen Wilson-Ama’Echefu and Blue Wave  $1,300 - $2,500

(Factors for monetary consideration -Number of musicians, number of hours and venue)

A Cappella Performances $600

Performances + One   $1,000 

Storyteller Fees

Single Experience   $600

Single Experience with Accompaniment $1,000

Story Themes to Choose From:

*What the Ancestors Said: Songs and Stories

*From the African American Treasury

*His-Story and Her-Story Make History: What Really Happened from People Who Wore the Shoe

*How Jack Beat the Devil: Scary Stories and Fantastic Tales

*”They Did What?: Trickster Tales From Around the World

History Through Story:

*Zora Stories

*Sojourner’s Uninterrupted Blues

Company Project

The Blues Women Collective  (Project cost To Be Negotiated)

Lecture Demonstrations

Lecturer Fees  $850

Ready Made Lecture Demonstrations:

*How Do We Know That Africa Is In the House?  

(For Children and/or Adults)

Workshops  Fee ToBeNegotiated

Music:

*Vocal Jazz Improvisation

*Exploring African American Vocal and Choral Traditions 

Story: 

*Telling My Story” – A Workshop For Kids

*Raising My Voice”– An Adult Workshop

Conflict Resolution  Fee ToBeNegotiated

How To Listen So Your Teenager Will Talk

Public Talks      Fee ToBe Negotiated

*The Power of the Story That Is Not Told: 

*Manipulation Through the Erasure of American Memory

*A Harlem Girl In Calabar: Stories from 5 Years in Nigeria   

ToBeNegotiated:  Fees to be negotiated are based on the following criteria- size of the group, venue, number of personnel required, transportation, equipment fees and any other fees specific to the work.

Resume available upon request.

Story Tea Podcast streaming on Facebook and YouTube in 2022.

The Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition, better known as The Moses Project, fighting against the desecration of the Moses African Cemetery has  won an important victory against Montgomery County, Maryland.  Granting a temporary injunction, the Honorable Carla N. Smith has found that Montgomery County must obey the laws protecting this historic cemetery.  We celebrate with them and honor their struggle.