Braima Moiwai is a freelance artist from Sierra Leone, West Africa, based in Durham, North Carolina. Braima studied history and geography at the University of Sierra Leone, Fourah Bay College, and taught in Jaiama Secondary School for three years before migrating to the US in 1986.
He is a storyteller and musician who specializes in the oral traditions of the coastal regions of West Africa and the influence of African languages and cultures on the African diasporas, especially the Gullah culture of South Carolina and the Georgia Sea Islands. He provides hands-on experience (drumming, storytelling, basket-weaving, traditional textile tie-dye and batik techniques) as well as information on the historical background of these art forms. His workshops explore the connections between African and African-American culture and history. Braima also gives a lecture series on Oral tradition as passed down from his grandmother, a well renowned Mende storyteller in Sierra Leone.
Braima served as an expert on oral tradition, languages and music that survived among the en-slaved Africans of American Southeast for the civil war movie "The Patriot" with Mel Gibson, and played a Gullah musician in the film. Braima is an active member of the "North Carolina Association of Black Storytellers" and founder of the "Gullah Project" in North Carolina and serves as tour guide for school field trips to the Gullah Islands. Read also:

Biography
Words from My Mother: "Remember Your Food"
Braima's Article in the Independent Weekly: "A living library"
Braima's Article: "Children of War and Hope in Sierra Leone"