DON’T TOUCH A GUN! Book signing with EKPE ABIOTO

Five friends find a gun. Now they have a choice to make. What will the boys do? From listening to the adults, the boys learn valuable life lessons. They are taught to value their own lives and to respect others. Everyone works together to help solve a serious problem. In this story it is “the beat” and “message in the music” that brings all ages together for a very happy ending. DON’T TOUCH A GUN! will save lives by teaching all children how to be safe from guns. This story also has many other positive uplifting messages for children and families. This book will help the reader and the smaller children to whom it is read.

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 Bio 

Ekpe Abioto is a  native Memphite and is the youngest of 14 children, 7 girls and 7 boys. Through his family’s African roots, he has been exposed to African music, literature, arts and culture his whole life. In 1970, at age13, he began playing flute and has since become a multi-instrumentalist, storyteller, songwriter and cultural enrichment specialist. Ekpe has travelled the world with various ensembles and as a solo artist. He is Artistic Director of GENIUS UNLIMITED and does cultural performances, lecture demonstrations/workshops for all educational levels, from pre-k to institutions of higher learning such as Harvard University. He has created programming for libraries, faith-based organizations, museums and special events. Ekpe is the leader of Ekpe and Company, also Ekpe and Afrikan Jazz Ensemble. He has three recordings entitled, The Spirit of African Music, I AM A GENIUS (motivational learning music for children which includes the DON’T TOUCH A GUN! song), and Black On Black Love. He has received several awards for his work as an arts educator. In 2024, he was chosen to be a James Weldon Johnson Fellow in the Arts for helping to preserve and pass on the legacy of Black music, history and culture. Ekpe believes in the saying, “To whom much is given, much is required”, and that as a creative artist his responsibility is to inspire others to use their creative genius to better themselves, their family, their community and humanity. DON’T TOUCH A GUN! is his first book and he has more music and literature in the works. Ekpe lives in Memphis, TN.