Alex Gallafent

Alex Gallafent

Alex Gallafent is the New York-based correspondent for The World. His reporting has taken him to Swaziland, Turkey, Chile, and India, among other places.

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Training to Become a Star in Swaziland and Beyond

November 8, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment
Swazi singer Lando Dlamini. (Photo: Alex Gallafent)

Swazi singer Lando Dlamini. (Photo: Alex Gallafent)

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The US State Department has been sending musicians overseas for years.

It’s an easy way to spread goodwill to different parts of the globe, especially to countries that don’t get so much attention.

American jazz singer Keri Chryst coaches young vocalists in Manzini, Swaziland. (Photo: Alex Gallafent)

American jazz singer Keri Chryst coaches young vocalists in Manzini, Swaziland. (Photo: Alex Gallafent)

One example: Swaziland, a small country in southern Africa.

The World’s Alex Gallafent meets a pair of American jazz musicians, Keri Chryst and Jeff Hoffman, as they deliver a workshop to a group of young Swazi vocalists.

One in particular, 21-year-old Lando Dlamini, has dreams of stardom. “I’m international, baby”, she declares.

Alex’s story was produced with assistance from the International Reporting Project.

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