Jean Pierre Makosso
From https://surreymuse.wordpress.com/tag/la-voix-du-conteur/, "Jean Pierre Makosso is a French-English bilingual author, poet, play writer, theatre actor, director, storyteller, comedian and a teacher of writing and performance. Born in the Republic of Congo, Jean Pierre was schooled in both traditional African and Western systems of education. He has lived in France, Switzerland and has resided in B.C. since 2001."
From ABC BookWorld, "Jean Pierre Makosso, a bilingual storyteller in Gibsons, B.C., is originally from Congo Brazzaville. He was first taught by his mother Ma M'Kayi. As a theatre actor he has worked with Company Punta-Négra (Congo), Théâtre du Corps (France) and Théâtre Amiel (Switzerland).
Living in Canada since 2001, Jean-Pierre Makosso works with a traditional music group, Masabo (Vancouver, Ottawa), and he has been writing and directing plays for Canada World Youth with his own cultural company, Makosso village. He is also a bilingual comedian and storyteller who performs in schools and universities all over Canada and in festivals worldwide."