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Afri-WATU! So excited to share with you the first part of one of the most well known Empires in the world, the Kanem-Bornu Empire!This was a mighty task to research and so very worth it, it is one of those civilisations you think you know, and then just like that, another deeper layer is uncovered. Even after alllllllll the material out there, it still feels like there is so much unsaid! We would love to hear from the descendants their stories of their ancestors, check in with us!Thank you as always to Big City Studios! Always delivering the BEST production!Until next timeMubarikiwe!

Afri-WATU!Welcome to the conclusion of the Kasanje Kingdom!We get to meet the rulers and the actual Imbangala military society. It was a great journey learning about this kingdom and bringing them to life for you all.As usual a huge thank you to Big City Studios for making this sound so good and correcting my sound errors!Until next timeMubarikiwe!

Afri-WATU!Welcome to the first of our African Ancestor Kingdoms of S6! The Kasanje Kingdom!We start with a powerful and right in your face civilisation whose infamy and reputation precedes them.The Imbangala (sometimes also known as Jaga) were FIERCE and they used all the tools in their control and power to subdue their enemies and those unlucky enough to cross their path.As usual a huge thank you to Big City Studios for correcting all my dodgy mic sound...you truly work wonders to create a whole new world.Until next timeMubarikiwe!

HABARI ZENU AFRI-WATU!It's been ages since we were back on the air, and AfriWetu ti really excited to kick of S6 with a special interview had with Daniel Story of the American History Association - yep our Ancestors are truly global.I wanted to thank you all for coming back, today marks 6 years to the month that AfriWetu first came onto the airwaves, and it is quite something, I still pinch myself!Enough about me, you will hear more from me in this interview, and after that we go right back to where we love....meeting the Ancestors and this year with a few extra special episodes when we delve into new civilisations and themes! Its all part of the plan....Sit back and enjoy, Until next timeMubarikiwe!

It's the WRAP UP SHOW for S5 AFRI-WATU! How dope is it that we are here at the end of the fifth year, that we have had listening to stories of our African Ancestors! So here is my thank you to you all for your support, we shall be back next year for more, and we shall find you right here....yes? The journeys to our past are always such a joy, wonder, amazing and so much more. The work put in by Big City Studio productions, our social media guru in the background, and our awesome Guest Narrators is why AfriWetu is what it is...it takes our village. Thank you my people! As always though, my biggest ASANTE is to you our listeners for tuning in! Until next year! Mubarikiwe!!!

Afri-WATU! Welcome to the legend of Gihanga! We are so excited to have the one and only Njora, back as a Guest Narrator voicing this legend's story, I think you will agree he did a perfect job! As usual a huge Thank You to Big City Studios for the amazing production! Until next time Mubarikiwe!

AFRI-WATU! We are back to the Yao people, Part 3 of these great ancestors! We are at the end of the journey with our Yao ancestors, and what a journey it has been! It has been so much fun and an eye opener on how much there is about them. As usual a huge thank you to Big City Studios for awesome production. Until next time Mubarikiwe!

AFRIWATU! It's Part 2 of the Yao people! Welcome back to this journey to the past and discovering more about these ancestors. Today we keep digging further into the Yao as a community and understand their diversity and culture. These ancestors had A LOT going on and so even here is it merely a tip of the mountain that we have covered! It's always such a pleasure to pique your interest, keep telling us more about your ancestors!  As usual a huge thank you to Big City Studios for awesome production. Until next time Mubarikiwe!

AFRI-WATU! The Yao have officially arrived at our threshold! We have met them in many other previous episodes, so how awesome to finally MEET them in their own show right! It was such a wonderful journey and as usual it took its own turns that AfriWetu didnt expect, so part 1 is already packed, and part 2 will be coming shortly! As usual a huge thank you to Big City Studios for the ace production of this show, always such magic comes out bringing our ancestors to life. Until next time Mubarikiwe

Karibu Afri-WATU to this special episode. Today AfriWetu is asking for your input, so get out your phones to send us a message...about what? Tune in to find out more! Big Thank You to Big City studios for the magic production touch! Looking forward to hearing from you. Until next time, Mubarikiwe!

AFRI-WATU Welcome back to the final part of the Kazembe Kingdom! It has been such a great journey to the past to meet these ancestors - who still have their descendants celebrating and honouring them today. As usual a HUGE thank you to BIG CITY Studios for always delivering the experience to the past! Until next time Mubarikiwe!

AfriWATU Welcome back to the Kazembe Kingdom! It's part 2 of this kingdom and it is going to be a ride as we meet the people. It is always such a joy to bring these ancestors to life and this kingdom really was one of those that really felt like one heck of a ride. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did pulling it together. As always, my big thank you to Lee Kanyottu of Big City Studios for always producing such mastery with AfriWetu. Until next time Mubarikiwe

Afri-WATU! Welcome back to a brand new civilisation on AfriWetu - the Kazembe kingdom! We are keeping it Southern Africa, as we journey back in time to meet our ancestors, who will take us on twists and turns in their rich story. It was fun to follow allllll the paths! As usual a HUGE thank you to Big City Studios for always delivering! Until Next Time... Mubarikiwe!

Hello Afri-WATU Welcome back to Part 2 of the LOZI kingdom! We go back to Southern Africa, meeting our ancestors whose story was such fun to research and bring to you. We continue on this amazing journey to the past, to hear more about these very interesting ancestors. I hope it gives you the push to do your own deeper research AND share with us what you have uncovered! As usual a HUGE thank you to Big City Studios for always delivering! Until Next Time... Mubarikiwe!

Afri-WATU! Welcome to meet a new amazing ancestor civilisation from our continent...The LOZI Kingdom. There was a myriad of emotions when studying this kingdom, mostly because their ideals of honour and respect is so deeply rooted and shown so very obviously in their culture then and now. They, like us here today, really revered their own ancestors and it was just awesome to find out more and to see how the celebrated life and death in equal measure. But enough from AfriWetu, tune in and travel back in time. As usual a HUGE thank you to Big City Studios for always delivering! Until Next Time... Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

Mhoroi Afri-WATU! It's the final episode of the Rozvi Empire, what a journey it has been right! To this date this influence is felt across southern Africa and they hold a special place in modern Zimbabwe. Their exploits and reach were a testament to their military and diplomatic prowess. It's always the hope that this makes you want to dig deeper into your own ancestor stories and give us a nudge if you want AfriWetu to look deeper into your own civilisations/kingdoms/empires.... As usual a huge thank you to Big City Studios, for not just the excellent sound-scaping and production, but also...turning this episode around in record time! Until next time Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

Mangwanani akanaka Afri-WATU! It's been a while right! Well it sure seems so! Have no fear... we are back with Part TWO of this riveting Empire is here, the Rozvi ancestors have returned! There is really so much I could say about them here, but why not just let you hear more about this Empire yourself as you tune in for this episode. As always, the brilliance of Lee Kanyottu in making this episode sound good and immerse you in the past! Now just sit back...and enjoy the journey! Until next time, Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

Kwaziwa AfriWetu! Welcome to a brand new African Civilisation! The mighty ROZVI Empire! From the southern part of our continent and they were awesome! It was such a joy to meet these ancestors to learn more and dig deeper into their story. Each layer was more fascinating than the last and still so much more to uncover. Thank you to Big City Studios for the ace production as always making me sound good!  Sit back and enjoy! Until next time Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

AfriWetu! We are back to the Buganda Kingdom, rounding off with Part 3 as we close down this civilisation today. These ancestors were something else and it was such a joy to study and share with you their story. As usual my thanks to Big City Studios for the awesome production! Until next time Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

AFRI-WATU! SBAH LKHIR! How excited are we to introduce you to this Legend from the North! She is epic and of course we needed an epic voice to narrate the story, so tune in to hear the dulcet tones of Nyaguthii who so graciously agreed to tell this tale. I urge you all to uncover more about this legend as we wind up the AfriWetu celebration of women this International Women's month! She was a queen, a warrior, a mother and force - Dihya Al Kahina was a legend who inspires many women across not just North Africa but the rest of the continent. As usual I want to thank Lee Kanyottu for doing his magic and making us both sound so good! Until next time Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

AfriWATU! Welcome back to Part 2 of the Buganda Kingdom! This episode is a special one as we zoom in on the Women of this kingdom and the society, it was such fun and I do hope you will enjoy it as much as I did! It's a longer episode as it holds over till the concluding part, Part 3, as we shall have an interluding episode specially curated for the season to celebrate IWD :) For now, sit back and enjoy the show, thank you to Big City Studios who as usual delivered on excellent production standards. Until next time Mubarikiwe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

Afri-WATU!! WE ARE BAAAACK! It's year FIVE of Afriwetu and so of course we have to kick start with a truly ace Kingdom just for you - the BUGANDA kingdom! It is Part 1 because this kingdom needs the space! So excited to share these ancestors with you, this is such an exciting kingdom as not only was it a powerhouse it is also still in existence and there are LOADS of sources from the Baganda themselves which is always the best as its the most authentic. Thank you to Big City Studios for the ace production, for the fifth year running! Sit back and enjoy! Until next time Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

AFRI-WATU...WE ARE BAAAAACK!!! This is a short Karibuni from the break and setting the tone for this series, it's our FIFTH year! Really excited about the ancestor doneness heading your way! Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

AFRIWATU! Would you believe it is...the wrap up episode, the final one for S4! It has been a JOURNEY! But as usual I have loved every minute, from the research, to hearing the final product after the magic touch (a heck of a lot of work) from Big City Studio productions and to see how my amazing lady of the socials gets the buzz on the inter webs! A huge huge thank you to my Guest Interviewer, cousin George! He did such an amazing job and it was such fun to have him back in the studio! Thank you! But my biggest thank you is to you all for tuning in! We shall be back in the new year with more dope episodes! Until next year! Mubarikiwe!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

AFRIWATU! It's the last of the civilisation episodes for the S4...Part 2 of the Lundu Kingdom! This has been a wonderful journey to the south eastern part of this great Continent & I am so happy to have gotten the chance to explore and share it with you. For now, enjoy our ancestor stories and as usual a HUGE thank you to Big City Studios for the awesome production! Until next time Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

AFRIWATU! A new civilisation episode is out just for you! Part 1 of the Lundu Kingdom! This is the last of the Maravi Empire that was a brand new to me and opened up a wonderful new set of ancestors to AfriWetu! This is only Part 1, Part 2 is round the corner, as we get closer to the end of Series-Season 4. Be sure to stick around for the grand finale two episodes away! Imagine!!! For now, enjoy the episode and as usual a HUGE thank you to Big City Studios for the awesome production! Until next time Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

AFRI-WATU! It's here! Another dope civilisation from the past, this time we meet the BURUNDI ancestors as we visit the kingdom in East Africa. Burundi was a joy to study, and I hope you enjoy learning more about it. It would be great if the descendants of this kingdom could hit us up as there was sooooooo much more that AfriWetu is sure is out there and would love to share with everyone! As usual a HUGE thank you to Big City Studios for the awesome production…AfriWetu is better for it, for sure! Until next time, Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

AFRIWATU!  Tune in for Karagwe Kingdom Part 2! Our East African Ancestors are back! We finish as strong as we started with these ancestors, with pleasant surprises in store for us all. So excited to share them with you as we continue on this journey to our past. As usual thank you to Big City Studios for the awesome production of this episode! Making it all come to life! Until next time, Mubarikiwe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

AFRIWATU! Here it is, a new civilisation from the eastern shores of our great continent of Africa has dropped! The Karagwe kingdom was just fulll of mystery for AfriWetu when starting and it opened up with all its secrets....to share with you all! Tune is and find out more, and come back for Part 2 in a couple of weeks. As usual thank you to Big City Studios for the awesome production of this episode! It really does make a difference bringing our ancestors to life! Until next time, Mubarikiwe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

Afri-WATU! Drumrolls please as we enter into the final part, Part 3 of the Wagadou Empire! It is all VERY exciting as it's an AfriWetu first to have a Part 3, but really this Empire had to be the one, considering its importance then and now to our culture & history. I hope you enjoy the last, yes last, episode on this wonder of our ancestor's story and civilisation! As usual a HUGE thanks to Big City Studios for the production and making this sound good for you all! Until next time Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

Afri-WATU! It's Part 2 of this amazing and iconic Empire! Welcome back! I don't think there is anything I can do to make this more exciting than it is, so why not just head over and tune in to meet the ancestors from the WAGADOU! There is a little surprise at the end of the show, so keep it here till the outro :) As usual a HUGE thanks to Big City Studios for the production and making this sound good for you all! Until next time Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

Afri-WATU! Welcome back to the journey to the past! We are meeting very special ancestors today as we go to the west of our continent to land in the WAGADOU Empire! This has been on the wish list of civilisations to cover from the first year...it has only take four years, but the wait has been worth it. There was a great deal to cover and that means this is just Part 1 of this civilsation. As usual a HUGE thanks to Big City Studios for the production and making this sound good for you all! Until next time Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

Afri-WATU!!!! Dropping another folklore just for you as we jump into the Anansi tales from the Akan people! This was such fun to read and record & it was made so by the wonderful dulcet tones and incredible storytelling skills of our Guest Narrator, my dear friend Kevin Mwachiro. He did such a dope job (obviously) & I was so honoured to have him join the AfriWetu family allllllll the way from Kilifi...you can hear the sounds of the seashell echo even :) Thank you Kevin! Afri-WATU make sure you also check out his podcast - NIPE STORY https://open.spotify.com/show/3iDGuiAtnxV4f0bN1Qeupv?si=8c5546555f9a4402- which features African stories from across the continent. Once you listen in, let us know! (It should show you why he was the perfect fit to tell this folklore:). As usual a BIG thank you to Big City Studios, and to you Afri-WATU for tuning in! Until next time Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

UVORO AFRI-WATU! Welcome to a Guest Narrator episode! Today we celebrate a true African legend - Cierume! She was an amazing and fearless woman from the Embu people in Kenya. Her fame and skills preceded her not only amongst her people BUT also in the region. She was awesome and so I could only have another awesome woman tell her story...Nimu! A huge thanks to Nimu for doing justice to this legend and for such a fun time in studio! We have to do it again! Thanks as always to Big City Studio for making us sound good and to 2ndtoNone Studio for letting us use your studio to record. Until next time, Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

Zikomo Afri-WATU! Thank you for tuning in for Part 2 of the Undi Kingdom! I do hope you enjoy meeting these ancestors and that you go and do your own deeper research! This may be the concluding episode, but it is far from the end of the story, there is so so so much more to discover about the Undi! I would like to as usual say a huge ASANTE to Big City Studios for the production skills that make AfriWetu sound so dope and that help you glide through the history of our continent! Until next time Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

Afri-WATU! IT'S EPISODE 7! How exciting is it to bring you yet another great civilisation of the past, another story of our Ancestors. We have headed back to Southern Africa, to the lands of the rivers and lakes to meet the Undi Kingdom. There was not enough time to do just one episode...so good news....this is Part 1 with Part 2 on its way to you! Double the fun! As usual I would like to thank Big City Studios for the final production, and making this sound good. Until next time Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

JAM WAALI AFRIWATU!!!! It has been a loooooong while since we had a Fable/Folklore story for you right! So here is one pulled from the modern nation of Guinea, in West Africa! The story covers alllllll the human dynamics of family, love, betrayal.... This also means it is a GUEST Narrator episode with a great friend of AfriWetu Ssagala! Ssagala is dope on many levels, and he is a creative with business savvy and one of his platforms is SawaSawa Tv https://sawasawastudios.com/campus-confessions this is the link to the latest piece of work which will air! I wish to say a very HUGE thank you to Ssagala for coming on the show, it was such fun! We must have him back again I think! As usual a BIG thank you to Big City Studios, Lee for making us sound good! And to you AfriWatu for tuning in! Until next time Mubarikiwe! Story sources - CSDeath&Life.html; https://animalsake.com/why-do-roosters-crow-in-morning; --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

Welcome Back AfriWATU to the second part of the Maravi Empire! As we close off on this civilisation, there is still so much more to uncover and not enough time. It was such a pleasure to research this as everything was so fresh and as always such an eye opener. There were a lot of different levels in this Empire and a lot of interesting parts, AfriWetu can never cover everything, and sometimes only getting to scratch the surface in what is shared, so please make sure go and do your own deeper research! As always, thank you to Big City Studios for the awesome production! Until next time Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

AfriWATU! New Episode just for you! We travel to Southern Africa to meet the Maravi Empire, a truly marvellous civilisation that needed not one but TWO episodes. I hope you all enjoy learning about this great civilisation, it was so rich with culture and history that I felt I was in an epic movie with this episode being just the beginning! As usual a HUGE thank you to Big City Studios for the SFX production and always making me sound good! Until next time Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

AfriWATU! Murakoze AfriWetu presents...a legend from the Rwanda Kingdom! Which also means this is a Guest Narrator show! A huge thank you to Olga for gracing us with her voice for our formidable NYABINGHI MUHUMUZA! This queen was just legendary and honestly....just listen in to her story and then go and do your own deeper research. My fam from the region, please share any other fasctinating stories about Muhumuza that we can share with the AfriWATU! As usual, a big Asante to Lee of Big City Studios for making us sound good! Until next time Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afriwetu/message

Amakuru AFRI-WATU!!!! It's Part 2 of the Rwanda Kingdom! We continue the dope stories of these special ancestors, well special to AfriWetu! Last time we met the drama and this time we get, well even more! Although this is Part 2, this is still just a tip of the ice-berg...so remember to go and do your own deeper reseacrh. My Rwandan fam, make sure you reach out to AfriWetu and give your take on these ancestors. As usual I want to thank Lee Kanyottu of Big City studios for doing his thing with production and making it seem like we are right there with our ancestors...ASANTE! Sit back and enjoy! Until Next Time! Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afriwetu/message

AFRI-WATU!!!! A Brand Spanking New Series & New Episode just for you! This is such a dope way for me to start the 4th year of AfriWetu! Tune in to hear the stories of a special set of ancestors...I am truly excited to share this with you all! Meet the Rwanda Kingdom, a Kingdom that had much drama and intrigue and conquest and a ruling dynasty that dominated its story.... so it was impossible to fit it all in one episode, despite that being my intention, so look out for Part 2 that will be dropping soon! As usual I want to thank Lee Kanyottu of Big City studios for doing his thing with production and making it seem like we are right there with our ancestors...ASANTE! Sit back and enjoy! Until Next Time! Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afriwetu/message

WE ARE BAAAAACK! New civilisation and Guest Narrator episodes loading..... That you for coming back for our FOURTH year and series AfriWATU! Mubarikiwe --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afriwetu/message

MAMBO Afri-WATU! Would you believe its the end of S3 and the last episode of the series... Presenting the Wrap Up with our Guest Host Kenya Gachecheh! Yup its that time when I hand over AfriWetu to my Guest with total control over content and questions.... He did a great job and it was a pleasure to invite him back, we last heard him in S1! Asante Kenyua for accepting the invite and coming up with great questions! Thank you to Lee Kanyottu for a great job as usual in making us sound soooooooo clever and colourful with the magic of great production! S3 was a trip! I we increased our audience by A LOT! and our loyal listeners....that is thanks to you for sharing with your family and friends - ASANTE SANA. For now I am taking a long break, and will be back in next year for more dope African History! Until next time.....Keep Rooted In YOUR Story Mubarikiwe --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afriwetu/message

Afri-WATU! Would you believe that this is the last Legend of the S3! And what better way to close out than with this very indomitable and formidable legend - Labostibeni! This also means it was a Guest Narrator show, and AfriWetu had the honour of hosting the Queen of Nyummy....June Gachui! Thank you to her for her brilliant narration...she truly did our legend justice. Please remember to listen in to the previous two episodes on the Kingdom of Eswatini for an even deeper context! As usual, a huge Thanks to Lee for making us sound crisp! And a special thanks to June for lending her voice again, to AfriWetu and making this so much fun! Until next time Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afriwetu/message

Welcome back to the Eswatini Kingdom AfriWATU! Last episode we met the family, the people and got to understand how layered this kingdom was! This week we go back to understand more about their society and to celebrate some really really dope characters! As usual a huge thank you to Lee Kanyottu of Big City Studios for making me sound good! Until next time.... Mubarikiwe! Music Credits: TBC --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afriwetu/message

Afri-WATU! It's a brand new civilisation just for you. Let's travel back to the Kingdom of Eswatini, a truly fascinating kingdom which today exists in close to its original form. This was such a trip to study and bring to you all. There was not enough time to pack everything into one episode....so this is a two -parter with Part 2 coming through to you in a few weeks! I was truly excited to research this kingdom, it has always been on the AfriWetu list and it did not disappoint. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. As usual a huge thank you to Lee Kanyottu of Big City Studios for making me sound good! Until next time.... Mubarikiwe! Music Credits: TBC --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afriwetu/message

Pẹlẹ o!! Afri-WATU we are back, after AGES, with such a bang, as we round off our visit to our West African Ancestors, with a LEGEND's story just for you! We get to meet the Legend that is ODUDUA and his story is narrated by our very good friend of the podcast, Teju! It was such fun to record this episode with him, as a first time guest on the show, we shall bring him back for sure. Thank you Teju for being such a sport! Odudua has a very special place in our Yoruba fams story and it was such an eye opener as to the way in which this story cost across the borders. As always, huge THANKS to Lee Kanyottu for delivering and making us sound podcast worthy! Until next time, Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afriwetu/message

Welcome Afri-WATU! Part 2 of the truly awesome Benin Empire!! As we close out on this civilisation, I still feel like we have genially just skimmed the surface...but that is ok as I know you are all going to do your own deeper research, yes? There is so much out there, and when you think you have read it all...even more comes to the surface. It was a wonderful journey to go on! Remember to check out Part 1 if you haven't already! As always, huge THANKS to Lee Kanyottu for delivering as always and making me sound good! Until next time, Mubarikiwe! Music Credits-TBC --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afriwetu/message

Welcome Afri-WATU! Part 1 of the truly magnificent Benin Empire!! Everything you have heard of how great it was, is true....seriously it is. The research and reams and reams of material on this Empire is so very rich and was such a joy to go through, I hope you are inspired to go off and check it out. As always, huge THANKS to Lee Kanyottu for delivering as always and making me sound good! Remember to come back for Part 2 in a couple of weeks! Until next time, Mubarikiwe! Music Credits-TBC --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afriwetu/message

AfriWATU! Welcome to a Legends Episode! We are going to the land of the Maasai in East Africa, to meet a Laibon who was such a legend, that has a mountain peak (on Mt Kenya) named after him.... Mbatian Ole Supeet! He was a leader and revered legend not just in death but even when he was alive. His story is such a dope one and really resonates with many other cultures as well. This also means that this is a...Guest Narrator show, we have in studio, Kaima Mwiti, a good friend and supporter of the show from the start, who very graciously leant us his voice. As always, huge THANKS to Lee Kanyottu for delivering and making us sound podcast worthy! Until next time, Mubarikiwe! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afriwetu/message