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Keri Chryst
Aug 14, 20232 min read
So, about Arts Embassy International...
And how we help each other "Experience Cultural Unity Across Borders through the ARTS" Born in the summer of 2012 June 2012, Paris,...
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Keri Chryst
Jul 31, 20231 min read
What if I told you... about Arts Embassy International?
Let me introduce you to the organisation that makes more than half of my Arts Outreach Projects possible! AEI's Raison d'être Since its...
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Keri Chryst
Mar 18, 20221 min read
Celebrating 10 years with Cameroon!
Cooped up with Covid — the perfect time to update the Cameroon Chronicles Section of the Blog. It's been almost exactly 10 years since we...
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Keri Chryst
Jun 22, 20211 min read
Cultural Diplomat? So they say...
New Page — all the programs! I'm extremely excited to have figured out a simple-yet-thorough way to tell you all more about my various...
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Keri Chryst
May 26, 20214 min read
FLASHBACK: Swaziland Chronicles - Day 3 - Afternoon Jam/Rehearsal
After lunch, we're scheduled to work with Bholoja's band in preparation for a public concert the following evening in Swaziland's premier...
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Keri Chryst
Nov 4, 20132 min read
Flashback: Nebraska - Hastings High School and Middle School
Nebraska - the Great Plains. Jeff Hoffman (guitar/vox), Keri Chryst (vox, comp) and Philippe Petit (piano, arrang) cross the pond at the...
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Keri Chryst
Apr 29, 20132 min read
Tanzania Chronicles - Day 7 - Travel Day
Tuesday, 30 April 2013 Woken up at 3am by the sound of a torrential downpour! Beautiful, if you ask me. I even crack the window a bit...
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Keri Chryst
Apr 28, 20133 min read
Tanzania Chronicles - Day 6 - Performing Arts - University of Dar Es Salaam
Monday, 29 April 2013 Today's plan is a noon pick-up, with a quick tour of the city, followed by rehearsal, and a concert tonight at the...
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Keri Chryst
Apr 27, 20134 min read
Tanzania Chronicles - Day 5 - Alice Foundation
Sunday, 28 April 2013 The schedule says 9am pickup. Ugh. But hey, it's all in the contract, and for a good cause - I mean, this is what...
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Keri Chryst
Apr 26, 20132 min read
Tanzania Chronicles - Day 4 - Dancing with the Deaf
Saturday, 27 April 2013 Now THAT's what I'm talkin' about! This is where the real magic happens. We're picked up just after 10am by a...
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Keri Chryst
Apr 26, 20133 min read
Tanzania Chronicles - Day 4 - Evening sortie - Melmoz Jazz Club
Saturday, 27 April 2013 Zut!! I forgot to get a picture!! Well, maybe someone got one for me... Anyway, let me begin at the...
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Keri Chryst
Apr 25, 20133 min read
Tanzania Chronicles - Day 3 - Free time & Alliance Française concert
Friday, 26 april 2013 We've been given the morning off. Hooray! A chance to catch up on some rest, get some correspondence done, and...
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Keri Chryst
Apr 24, 20132 min read
Tanzania Chronicles - Day 2 - Jazz Appreciation Month & Ambassador's residence
Thursday, 25 April 2013 Through a flurry of high security, we enter into the inner circle of the Ambassador's residence. Everything's...
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Keri Chryst
Apr 24, 20132 min read
Tanzania Chronicles - Day 2 - Rehearsal & Embassy concert
Thursday, 25 april 2013 Spotty sleep, due to an overzealous air conditioner... but I wake up on time to be dressed and ready for the...
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Keri Chryst
Apr 23, 20132 min read
Tanzania Chronicles - Day 1 - Travel Day
Wenesday 24 april 2013 Pretty smooth sailing. Pleasant Haitian cab driver talking politics and the importance of good sleep habits ;-) ...
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Keri Chryst
Mar 5, 20123 min read
Flashback: Cameroon Chronicles - Day 8 - Douala - University Concert & Heading back home...
Originally posted 5 Mar 2012 11am concert scheduled at the local public university. After last night's triumph, I'm nearly tempted to...
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Keri Chryst
Mar 4, 20123 min read
Flashback: Cameroon Chronicles - Day 7 (yes, 7!) - Douala - R&R and Grilled fish
Originally Posted by Keri Chryst on March 4, 2012 at 10:25 AM Sleeping in!! What a luxury after this hectic week of bouncing around the...
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Keri Chryst
Mar 3, 20125 min read
FLASHBACK: Cameroon Chronicles - Day 6 - Douala - French Institute - Rockin' the House!!
Originally Posted by Keri Chryst on March 3, 2012 at 9:45 AM We show up at the venue dressed to kill and are pleased to be greeted by the...
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Keri Chryst
Mar 3, 20124 min read
Flashback: Cameroon Chronicles - Day 6 - Morning Nostalgie Radio & Bantu/Kundé Rehearsal
Originally posted 3 March 2012 Why do these radio programs start so early!? Sigh... Thanks to our friend Lydia Hall from Comoros, I've...
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Keri Chryst
Mar 2, 20125 min read
Flashback: Cameroon Chronicles - Day 5 -Entrepreneurship Workshop, Travel, and a late night TV
Originally Posted by Keri Chryst on March 2, 2012 at 6:10 AM 10 o'clock start for the workshop with local musicians at the Alliance...
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