African Folktales Podcast

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An in-depth exploration of folktales from all parts of Africa. Listen to popular and obscure folktales from all over Africa.

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    • Mar 21, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 5m AVG DURATION
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    Episode 27 - The Ungrateful One

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 5:22


    In this episode, we delve into a story titled The Ungrateful One.

    Episode 26 - The Nature of the Beast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 3:29


    In this episode, we delve into a story from the Hausa people titled The Nature of the Beast.

    Episode 25 - Friends for a Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2021 4:54


    In this episode, we delve into a story from the Guan people of Ghana titled Friends for a Time.

    Episode 24 - Tale of an Old Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 4:01


    In this episode, we delve into a story from the Bondei people of Tanzania titled Tale of an Old Woman.

    Episode 23 - The Clever Wakasanke

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 5:30


    In this episode, we delve into a tale from the Baganda, a Bantu ethnic group of Uganda titled The Clever Wakasanke.

    Episode 22 - Cutting the Elephants Hips

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 3:54


    In this episode, we delve into a tale from the Baganda, a Bantu ethnic group of Uganda titled Cutting the Elephant's Hips

    Episode 21 - Why the Dog Always Chases Other Animals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 3:15


    In this episode, we delve into a tale from the Mbuti people of Congo that solves the mystery of Why the Dog Always Chases Other Animals.

    Episode 20 - Killing Virtue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 6:02


    In this episode, we delve into a tale from the Ashanti people of Ghana titled Killing Virtue

    Episode 19 - The Man and the Muskrat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 7:13


    In this episode, we delve into a tale from the Fiba tribe of Tanzania about The Man and the Muskrat.

    Episode 18 - Chameleon into Needle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 3:11


    In this episode, we delve into a tale from the Hausa people about a chameleon and a hartebeest.

    Episode 17 - The Old Woman with Sores

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 6:23


    In this episode, we delve into a tale from the Mbuti people of Congo about The Old Woman with Sores.

    Episode 16 - Fembar's Curiosity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 3:18


    In this episode, we delve into a tale from Liberia about the curiosity of Fembar.

    Episode 15 - The Trapper Trapped

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 2:52


    In this episode, we delve into a tale about a goat and a fox.

    Episode 14 - Many Miracles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 4:54


    In this episode, we finally find out why the cat catches rats

    Episode 13 - Why the Cat Catches Rats

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 2:48


    In this episode, we finally find out why the cat catches rats

    Episode 12 - The Quality of Friendship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 4:12


    In this episode, we delve into a story from the Vai people, a Manden ethnic group that live mostly in Liberia, with a small minority living in south-eastern Sierra Leone.

    Episode 11 - The Devil Comes Between Them

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 3:57


    In this episode, we delve into a story from the Hausa people, the largest ethnic group in Africa titled The Devil Comes Between Them.

    Episode 10 - The Contest of Riddles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 5:22


    In this episode, we delve into a story from the Bono tribe, an Akan people of Ghana. titled The Contest of Riddles.

    Episode 9 - The Work Done by Itself

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 4:14


    In this episode, we delve into a story from the Ewe people of Ghana titled The Work Done by Itself.

    Episode 8 - Finders Keepers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 4:42


    In this episode, we delve into a story from the Bondei people titled Finders Keepers. They are an ethnic group based in northeastern Tanzania.

    Episode 7 - Three Rival Brothers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 3:59


    In this episode, we delve into a story about three rival brothers that leaves us with more questions than answers.

    Episode 6 - The Jealousy of the Blind Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 2:54


    In this episode, the theme of jealousy is explored in a story about The Jealousy of the Blind Man.

    Episode 5 - How the Dog Became the Friend of Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 4:24


    This episode is a rather short one that reveals the story of how the dog became the friend of man.

    Episode 4 - Anansi and the Corncob

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 13:11


    In this episode, we delve into another fascinating tale about Ananse titled Ananse and the Corncob.

    Episode 3 - Why Elephant And Hyena Live Far From People

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 9:45


    In this episode, we delve into a tale of Why Elephant And Hyena Live Far From People. The author collected this story among others from Zimbabwe and Botswana.

    Episode 2 - Seven Magic Birds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 11:43


    In this episode, we delve into a South African folktale centered on the Zulu people. A gripping tale about seven magic birds.

    How Anansi Came To Own All Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 14:07


    Hello and welcome to the first episode of the African Folktales Podcast. I am Makafui, a researcher with a passion for folktales and their origins. African folktales were originally not written down, but were passed on from one generation to another by word of mouth. They were performed live and although the same folktales were told many, many times, they were never exactly the same. I will first narrate a folktale, followed by a character explanation, a short side story and conclude with a proverb. Our first folktale introduces us to a character called Anansi

    Episode 23 - The Clever Wakasanke

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 5:30


    In this episode, we delve into a tale from the Baganda, a Bantu ethnic group of Uganda titled The Clever Wakasanke.

    Episode 22 - Cutting the Elephant's Hips

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2020 3:54


    In this episode, we delve into a tale from the Baganda, a Bantu ethnic group of Uganda titled Cutting the Elephant’s Hips

    Episode 21 - Why the Dog Always Chases Other Animals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2020 3:15


    In this episode, we delve into a tale from the Mbuti people of Congo that solves the mystery of Why the Dog Always Chases Other Animals.

    Episode 20 - Killing Virtue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020 6:02


    In this episode, we delve into a tale from the Ashanti people of Ghana titled Killing Virtue.

    Episode 19 - The Man and The Muskrat

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 7:13


    In this episode, we delve into a tale from the Fiba tribe of Tanzania about The Man and the Muskrat.

    Episode 18 - Chameleon into Needle

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2019 3:11


    In this episode, we delve into a tale from the Hausa people about a chameleon and a hartebeest.

    Episode 17 - The Old Woman with Sores

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2019 6:23


    In this episode, we delve into a tale from the Mbuti people of Congo about The Old Woman with Sores.

    Episode 16 - Fembar's Curiosity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2019 3:18


    In this episode, we delve into a tale from Liberia about the curiosity of Fembar.

    Episode 15 - The Trapper Trapped

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2019 2:52


     In this episode, we delve into a tale about a goat and a fox.

    Episode 14 - Many Miracles

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2019 4:54


    In this episode, we delve into a story about inexplicable events that occurred during a journey titled Many Miracles.

    Episode 13 - Why the Cat Catches Rats

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2019 2:48


    In this episode, we finally find out why the cat catches rats

    Episode 12 - The Quality of Friendship

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2019 4:12


    In this episode, we delve into a story from the Vai people, a Manden ethnic group that live mostly in Liberia, with a small minority living in south-eastern Sierra Leone.

    Episode 11 - The Devil Comes Between Them

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2019 3:57


    In this episode, we delve into a story from the Hausa people, the largest ethnic group in Africa titled The Devil Comes Between Them.

    Episode 10 - The Contest of Riddles

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2019 5:22


    In this episode, we delve into a story from the Bono people of Ghana titled The Contest of Riddles.  The Bono are part of the Akan people of West Africa and speak the Abron language.

    Episode 9 - The Work Done by Itself

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2019 4:14


    In this episode, we delve into a story from the Ewe people of Ghana titled The Work Done by Itself.

    Episode 8 - Finders Keepers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2019 4:42


    In this episode, we delve into a story from the Bondei people titled Finders Keepers. They are an ethnic group based in northeastern Tanzania.

    Episode 7 - Three Rival Brothers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2019 3:59


    In this episode, we delve into a story about three rival brothers that leaves us with more questions than answers.

    Episode 6 - The Jealousy of the Blind Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2019 2:54


    In this episode, the theme of jealousy is explored in a story about The Jealousy of the Blind Man.

    Episode 5 - How the Dog Became the Friend of Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2019 4:24


    This episode is a rather short one that reveals the story of how the dog became the friend of man.

    Episode 4 - Anansi and the Corncob

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 13:11


    In this episode, we delve into another fascinating tale about Ananse titled Ananse and the Corncob.This story was told among the Krachi, close neighbours of the Ashanti, who preserved their independence from the powerful Ashanti kingdom thanks to a celebrated shrine. The theme of the story – the successive exchanges – is widespread in Africa and around the world.

    Episode 3 - Why Elephant and Hyena Live Far From People

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2019 9:45


    In this episode, we delve into a tale of Why Elephant And Hyena Live Far From People. The author collected this story among others from Zimbabwe and Botswana.

    Episode 2 - Seven Magic Birds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2019 11:43


    In this episode, we delve into a south african folktale centered on the Zulu people. A gripping tale about seven magic birds.

    Episode 1 - How Anansi won all stories from Nyame

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 14:15


    Hello and welcome to the first episode of the African Folktales Podcast.African folktales were originally not written down, but were passed on from one generation to another by word of mouth. They were performed live and although the same folktales were told many, many times, they were never exactly the same. I will first narrate a folktale, followed by a character explanation, a short side story and conclude with a proverb. Our first folktale introduces us to a character called Anansi and how he won all stories from Nyame. 

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