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Our own Matt Damon is one of the celebrity storytellers featured on a recording of "Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales." The family-friendly album -- which also features Scarlett Johansson, Debra Messing, Helen Mirren, and Don Cheadle -- has Damon telling a story called "Mpipidi and the Motlopi Tree." We've heard a snippet, and it was lovely. Worth mentioning is that the producer and director of the recently-released album is Boston University alum Alfre Woodard. You can hear a bit of Damon's story at www.MandelasFavoriteFolktales.com.
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