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AfriWetu Ep8 - Beauty of the Lake - Fables & Folklore Series


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Hello Listeners! It’s Episode 8!

Thank you for tuning in. I hope you will enjoy our latest folktale - from the East African nation of KENYA! The story is from the Agikuyu people who hail from the central region - stretching out from the base of the famous Mount Kenya.

A huge thanks to my guest narrator, Muthoni Sophia Kamere, for featuring on the show....AfriWetu appreciates you :)

This story is sourced from 'A Communal Sacrifice in the Lake'  as originally written by Rose Mwangi, a Kenyan author, & published  in her book: Kikuyu Folktales. You can order the book from the links on her website - http://rosemwangi.com/

A link to the tale on the 'Blue Gecko' website - http://www.bluegecko.org/kenya/tribes/kikuyu/stories-lakesacrifice.htm

Credits - Director: Mwendwa Mbugua; Podcast Producer: Lee Kanyottu; Creative Producer: Big City Ltd Recorded at Big City Studios. 

Music Playlist: 

The Singing Well Project: Song - Ndumu - Gacharaigu Gitiro

The Singing Well Project: Song: Ndumo (Ya Iritu) - Kangema Urban Group

Song: Guku ni Kwau - Kikuyu Cultural Dancers

Until next time,

Mubarikiwe

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