Episode 27 - The Ungrateful One

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

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

Episode 2 - Seven Magic Birds

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

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

How Anansi Came To Own All Stories

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

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

Episode 26 - The Nature of the Beast

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

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

Episode 25 - Friends for a Time

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

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

Episode 24 - Tale of an Old Woman

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

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

Episode 23 - The Clever Wakasanke

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

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

Episode 22 - Cutting the Elephants Hips

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.

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 21 - Why the Dog Always Chases Other Animals

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

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

Episode 20 - Killing Virtue

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

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

Episode 19 - The Man and the Muskrat

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

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

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