Majigeen is a musical- drama of historical fiction based on the life of Anta Majigeen Njaay, a.k.a. Anna Kingsley. Her story is told through the fictitious character of Mamadou Seck, griot to the Njaay family and narrator of this tale. He recounts for us Anta's fascinating life from her baptism as a young Muslim, to her capture and shackled departure from Senegal through the Doorway of No Return, to her marriage to plantation and slave owner Zephania Kingsley and through her adult years as a mother, plantation owner, slave owner, activist and grandmother.
We meet along the way African kings and warriors, her family members, as well as Zephania himself. We hear through each character's song their own unique perspective on such things as polygamy, motherhood, slavery, marriage, Christianity & Islam, betrayal, love and loss. The music and story combined with African and Modern dance create a timeless and powerful work of art.
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