Acclaimed actor, Karen Leblanc joins us in studio to talk about her ever-elevating career and path. As an independent and emerging artist, she rose to more popular fame after instrumental performances in Rent and impersonating the indomitable Tina Turner. Though her path has been laden with successes, many people were introduced to her through her performance on OWN’s Kings of Napa… a series backed and lauded by none other than Oprah Winfrey.In this episode, Karen graciously opens up her youth and how it was to grow up as the youngest of 8. She further walks us through the lessons of perseverance and how she prepares to perform and grow.FIND AND FOLLOW 54LIGHTS<ul><li>Instagram – <a href="https://www.instagram.com/crowd54/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/crowd54/</a></li><li>Email guest referrals, comments and stories to kondwani@54lights.com (feedback welcome…complaints and hate, not so much)</li></ul>

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54Lights is committed to elevating creatives of colour. We showcase Africa to the world, by lighting up great guests with roots in the 54 countries of the continent. We’re telling these under told stories from Africa to all corners of the globe. And because each guest has a unique and flavour-filled tale to tell, we will tell these stories with care. So that they can shape and reshape and reframe the narrative, one story at a time. 
Humbly hosted by Kondwani Mwase