AfriWetu Ancestor Stories Rooted In Our Story

Afri-WATU! How Now!

Welcome back to the the past to meet one of the most important people of our history, the Nok. There are so many things and highlights that could be mentioned, from how they leap frogged a WHOLE Age, to their genius and beautiful creations still marvelled at today, to the impact they had on future great civilisations to the fact that till present day we are still discovering more and more about them....but why cram it all her when you can just tune in and get the low down.

As always, huge THANKS to Lee Kanyottu for delivering as always and making me sound good!

Until next time,

Mubarikiwe!

Music Credits-TBC

Welcome Back Afri-WATU!

It's the very FIRST Legend of Season 3! And honestly....it had to be Yea Ashantewaa, the phenomenal woman of the Ashanti Empire - as we celebrate International Women's Day / Month and the theme is Break The Bias.....and Yea was truly a woman who did exactly that, again we say....Legend.

We have the distinct pleasure of hosting Angie Gachui as our Guest Narrator! Only she could have rocked Yaa's story this well, and we are soooooo grateful to her lending her soulful voice to AfriWetu yet again. Asante Angie!

As always, huge THANKS to Lee Kanyottu for delivering as always and making us sound good!

Until next time,

Mubarikiwe!

Music Credits-TBC

Welcome back for Part 2 of the Amazing ASHANTI EMPIRE!

We conclude the story of this civilisation, and what a fun one it was! And there was sooooo much more that could have been added, but nowhere near enough time to do it justice, so look at this as the highlights of the Empire.

My West African fam...I hope you feel I did justice to your ancestors, your feedback is welcome! (PS - forgive the mispronunciation!) A HUGE ASANTE to Lee Kanyottu who, as always, has delivered on the production & makes me sound good…(All spoken word mistakes are mine and mine alone!) You can leave a voice message on the Anchor App (podcast platform), would love to hear your feedback! 

Remember to follow us @AfriWetu on our socials. 

Credits - Podcast Producer: Lee Kanyottu. Creative Producer: Big City Ltd. Recorded at - Big City Studios.

Mubarikiwe!

AFRI-WATU WE'RE BAAAACK!!!! What better way to start the THIRD season than with the Amazing ASHANTI EMPIRE! And you know cos it is such a historical giant that this needs not one but TWO parts. My West African fam...AfriWetu has ushered in our new season with you, I hope you feel I did justice to your ancestors, your feedback is welcome! (PS - forgive the mispronunciation!) A HUGE ASANTE to Lee Kanyottu who, as always, has delivered on the production & makes me sound good…(All spoken word mistakes are mine and mine alone!) You can leave a voice message on the Anchor App (podcast platform), would love to hear your feedback! Remember to follow us @AfriWetu on Twitter & IG. Credits - Podcast Producer: Lee Kanyottu. Creative Producer: Big City Ltd. Recorded at - Big City Studios.

Welcome to SEASON 3 & truly thank you for tuning in! 

We are about to start out journey to meet our ancestors of this wonderful African continent full of wonderous stories of excellence and richness is EVERY aspect. AfriWetu is so piviledged to share more our African History, Culture, People and Folklore. 

Today is a Karibu to the AfriWetu world, it is a but a short wait until we are back in a copule of weeks with our first pre-colonial civilisation so.....

Until next time, 

Mubarikiwe!

Link to the Visual Capitalist maps of Africa:

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/map-true-size-of-africa/

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mercator-map-true-size-of-countries/

MAMBO Afri-WATU!

It is the Wrap up episode for the series, as we break off for the holidays, before the next series, Series 3, starts next year!

AfriWetu is so pleased to present our Guest Host to whom the podcast has been handed over for today - Sophia Muthoni Kamere! She had total control and did a fantastic job, as I knew she would. 

This series was full on and AfriWetu wants to say Thank You for staying on, tuning in and supporting this show and truly it is a joy to bring our ancestor's stories to life for you all. 

We shall be back next year to do it ALLL over again! 

Enjoy the wrap up and until next time.....

Stay Rooted In YOUR Story

Na Mubarikiwe

Welcome back AfriWATU!

It's the penultimate episode, S2 Ep20! And what better way to close out the storytelling than welcoming the famous Legend, the one and only Queen Makeda of Sheba. 

Queen Makeda's story resonates across many different civilisations, she is found in African, Arabic and Jewish texts as a legend. But the roots are here on our African continent. Books, poems, paintings, movies and many other art forms celebrate this legend, so she had to be a part of the AfriWetu Legend series because this is an African story that has captured the globe. 

I am sooooo excited to invite to the mic, our special Guest Narrator, my sister Noni! Who did a great job. And as always, huge THANKS to Lee Kanyottu for delivering as always and making us sound good! 

Until next time, 

Mubarikiwe!

Music Credits-TBC

Afri-WATU! Welcome back!

We travel back to Kenya, to hear a short tale from the Agikuyu people. It is therefore a Guest Narrator episode with none other that a returning voice, Muthoni Kamere!!!

Muthoni did AfriWetu a true solid, she will be back as the interviewer at the end of this series, as we recap the series just for you! We shall also answer any burning questions you may have, so hit us up on our socials, send an email to [email protected] OR send a voice note! Please send them in by 30th November :)

Thank you to Lee Kanyottu for delivering as always and making us sound good!

Until next time

Mubarikiwe!

Afri-WATU! It is the final part of the Awesome AXUM Empire! 

Now good news / bad news...this is a real deep academic dive into this Empire, and I promise you will get lost from time to time, but dont worry it is sooooo worth it to get into this study of the Axum...thats the good news..

The bad news, this is the last civilisation of this series and there are only two more AfriWetu episodes before we close out the stories :(

Savour every minute with us in this magical space, going back in time to meet the ancestors. Learn about the great conquests and some facts that will astound you and hopefully challenge you to dig deeper. My African fam from this region...give us a shout on our interwebs @AfriWetu with the proper pronounciations (because this host messed some up) and more fun facts about the Empire.

As usual HUGE thanks to the best podcast producer Lee Kanyottu of Big City Studios for doing a great job in making this academic episode run smoothly just for you listeners. Remember to follow us @AfriWetu on Twitter & IG. Credits - Podcast Producer: Lee Kanyottu. Creative Producer: Big City Ltd. Recorded at: Big City Studios

Music Credits to follow soon :)

Until next time

Mubarikiwe!

Welcome back Afri-WATU to Part 1 of the Axum Empire!

This was such a great civilisation to study, there is literally reams of information out there abbout it. It is also one where AfriWetu does refer to non-African states that Axum had contact with, but as usual the core is our African story. 

Afri-WATU this one you will have to listen to a few times, because it has A LOT of academic information so pay attention! There may be a test later! Ok kidding. As usual please forgive my mispronounciation of any words, share the correct ones using the Anchor voice message, send a voice note to our socials or email us! 

As always a huge ASANTE to Lee Kanyottu who DELIVERED as always on the production & makes me sound good…(All spoken word mistakes are mine & mine alone!) Remember to follow us @AfriWetu on Twitter & IG. Email: [email protected] Credits - Podcast Producer: Lee Kanyottu. Creative Producer: Big City Ltd. Recorded at - Big City Studios