Folktales from Sudan

By Hana Baba

Stories from Sudanese folklore for the whole family, told by award-winning public radio journalist and storyteller Hana Baba

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The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.

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Number 1: Basma's Riddle
👸🏽 A Queen who is loved across the kingdom begins to wonder: are her people truly happy… or just afraid to speak honestly around her? 🤔 🧕🏾 One night, disguised as an ordinary woman, she secretly leaves the palace to search for the truth.. 🪡🧵 She meets a simple seamstress named Basma- who has a riddle that changes the way the Queen sees her kingdom- forever... ❓What is it? What happens next? Listen to find out! 🎧 🎬 Thanks to our Production Team: ✨ Storyteller: Hana Baba 📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar 🎼 Music: Ramy Elbaghir, Mohamed Jamal, Ahmed Alejail, Hassan Rabei and Khalid Almahi 🎨 Episode Art: Waddah Eltahir 🎧 Sound Design: Seth Samuel 🙏🏽 Special thanks to Akram Ahmed Almustafa for blessing our use of the classic song Aldunya Tahhla- lyrics by Hassan Awad Aboulela, melody and performance by the late great Ustath Ahmed Almustafa. 🎶 Many thanks to my friend Manal Abdelhalim for lending her beautiful singing voice to this story 📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller ✅ Hit that subscribe button so you never miss a tale! 📲 Follow the Fun! Join the adventure on social media: @FolktalesFromSudan 🙌 Big love to our listeners! Thank you for keeping these stories alive with us. Make sure to listen to all the stories in our series Folktales from Sudan! Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️ #sudan #sudankidsstories #sudanesestories #kidsstories #kidspodcast #bedtimestories #storiesforkids #podcast #africanstories #folktales #fairytales Support the show
August 23, 202625min
Number 2: Bantar the Frog
🐸 Bantar the Frog was used to a lush life of swimming, relaxing, and doing exactly what she wanted. 💅 🦔 Then she met Hassaan the Hedgehog and they got married! 💕 🧹🍳 But her new life came with housework she wasn't used to.. 🥁 When she complains to her father, it turns into a full-blown hilarious, musical frog vs. hedgehog showdown- and everyone learns a lesson! 🐸 🥁 🦔 ❓ What happens next? Listen to this funny animal folktale find out! 🎧 🎬 Thanks to our Production Team: ✨ Storyteller: Hana Baba 📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar 🙏🏽 Special thanks to Atif Elbaghir, Alaa Elbagir, and Shima Elbagir for their help with this story! 🎼 Music: Ramy Elbaghir, Mohamed Jamal, Ahmed Alejail, Hassan Rabei and Khalid Almahi 🎨 Episode Art: Waddah Eltahir 🎧 Sound Design: Seth Samuel 📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller Hit that subscribe button so you never miss a tale! 📲 Follow the Fun! Join the adventure on social media: @FolktalesFromSudan 🙌 Big love to our listeners! Thank you for keeping these stories alive with us. Make sure to listen to all the stories in our series Folktales from Sudan! Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️ Support the show
August 15, 202618min
Number 3: The Elixir of Life
🍯 The Elixir of Life 👑 A powerful king gets sick, and his three sons set off on an epic journey to find a cure. 🍯 They travel in search of the magic healing potion Ikseer Alhayaa - the Elixir of Life 👵🏾 But along the way, a mysterious old woman keeps showing up.. 👀 And before long, the brothers discover that this journey is testing much more than their courage. ❓ What happens next? Listen to this epic adventure to find out! 🎧 🎬 Thanks to our Production Team: ✨ Storyteller: Hana Baba 📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar 🎼 Music: Ramy Elbaghir, Mohamed Jamal, Ahmed Alejail, Hassan Rabei and Khalid Almahi 🎨 Episode Art: Waddah Eltahir 🎧 Sound Design: Seth Samuel 📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller ✅ Hit that subscribe button so you never miss a tale! 📲 Follow the Fun! Join the adventure on social media: @FolktalesFromSudan 🙌 Big love to our listeners! Thank you for keeping these stories alive with us. Make sure to listen to all the stories in our series Folktales from Sudan! Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️ Support the show
August 08, 202626min
Number 4: The Two Jackals
🦊 🦊 Two jackal cousins live completely different lives. 🏙️ One lives in a busy city filled with comfort and treats.. 🌵The other lives out in the harsh desert wilderness.. 🔄 When the desert jackal visits the city, he loves it! And he convinces his cousin to trade places with him... 👌🏽 At first, it seems like the perfect deal! 😐 But things don’t go quite the way either of them expected… 🎧What happens ? Listen to find out! 🎧 🎬 Thanks to our Production Team: ✨ Storyteller: Hana Baba 📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar 🎼 Music: Ramy Elbaghir, Mohamed Jamal, Ahmed Alejail, Hassan Rabei and Khalid Almahi 🎨 Episode Art: Waddah Eltahir 🎧 Sound Design: Seth Samuel 📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller Hit that subscribe button so you never miss a tale! 📲 Follow the Fun! Join the adventure on social media: @FolktalesFromSudan 🙌 Big love to our listeners! Thank you for keeping these stories alive with us. Make sure to listen to all the stories in our series Folktales from Sudan! Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️ #kidsstories #kidspodcast #bedtimestories #storiesforkids #podcast #folktales #fairytales Support the show
August 02, 202617min
Number 5: Aziza the Princess Bride
👸🏽 Princess Aziza marries a prince chosen by her father, and leaves home to begin her new life in the prince's grand palace.. 🚪 The palace has dozens of rooms- all filled with treasures! But the prince tells Aziza: you may enter any room - except one. 👀 At first, Aziza tries to ignore her curiosity.. 🔑 But one day, she decides to find out what’s in the forbidden room. 🎧 What happens next? Listen to find out! *Note: this story may be a bit scary for our younger listeners, so take care. 🎬 Thanks to our Production Team: ✨ Storyteller: Hana Baba 📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar 🎼 Music: Ramy Elbaghir, Mohamed Jamal, Ahmed Alejail, Hassan Rabei and Khalid Almahi 🎨 Episode Art: Waddah Eltahir 🎧 Sound Design: Seth Samuel 📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller Hit that subscribe button so you never miss a tale! 📲 Follow the Fun! Join the adventure on social media: @FolktalesFromSudan 🙌 Big love to our listeners! Thank you for keeping these stories alive with us. Make sure to listen to all the stories in our series Folktales from Sudan! Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️ #sudan #sudankidsstories #sudanesestories #kidsstories #kidspodcast #bedtimestories #storiesforkids #podcast #africanstories #folktales #fairytales Support the show
July 26, 202628min