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  • Msichana Mkimya | Kiswahili

    Credits

    Sound Engineer: Wambui Waciuri

    Illustrations: Melody Jelagat

    Written by: Aleya Kassam

    Edited by: Anne Moraa

    Voiced by: Afrikan Nduta

    KaBrazen Team: Afrikan Nduta & Jane Nthanze 

    Theme song by: Timothy Arinaitwe & Mbogua Mbugua 

    Logo by: Francis Ally Mlacha

    Produced at: Za Kikwetu Productions

    Produced by: The LAM Sisterhood

    21 min
  • Fatima and Maryam | Kiswahili

    Kutoka Kenya hadi Angola, sasa tunakwenda moja kwa moja hadi Morocco! Wiki hii, hadithi tunayorejelea tena ni kuhusu chuo kikuu cha kwanza kabisa duniani!

    Kumbuka kwamba kipindi hiki kinatoa tahadhari kwa msikilizaji kwani kinahusu kifo cha mzazi. Lakini kama utakavyoonyehswa na Fatima na Maryam, mnapojaliana, mnaweza kutimiza ndoto yoyote ile.

     

    Credits

    Sound Engineer: Wambui Waciuri

    Illustrations: Melody Jelagat

    Written by: Aleya Kassam

    Edited by: Anne Moraa

    Voiced by: Afrikan Nduta

    KaBrazen Team: Afrikan Nduta & Jane Nthanze 

    Theme song by: Timothy Arinaitwe & Mbogua Mbugua 

    Logo by: Francis Ally Mlacha

    Produced at: Za Kikwetu Productions

    Produced by: The LAM Sisterhood

     Season 1 Kiswahili of KaBrazen Podcast was conceptualized and produced by The LAM Sisterhood with support from the Ignite Culture Grant. The Season was recorded at Za Kikwetu Productions Limited. Marketing and Distribution support by Africa Podfest. 

    Kiswahili podcast production, marketing and distribution support for Season 1 is supported by a grant from Ignite Culture: ACP-EU Culture Programme (Eastern Africa). This fund is being implemented by HEVA, in partnership with the British Council Kenya with the financial contribution of the European Union, and with further support from the Organisation of ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific) States. It is part of the global ACP-EU Culture Programme. 

    21 min
  • Malkia Njinga | Kiswahili

    Katika kipindi cha pili cha KaBrazen, tunafunga safari ya kuelekea Angola kusikiliza hadithi murua ya shujaa mpendwa Malkia Njinga ambaye ni msichana aliyeweza kufungua fundo lolote. 

     

    Credits

    Sound Engineer: Wambui Waciuri

    Illustrations: Melody Jelagat

    Written by: Aleya Kassam

    Edited by: Anne Moraa

    Voiced by: Afrikan Nduta

    KaBrazen Team: Afrikan Nduta & Jane Nthanze 

    Theme song by: Timothy Arinaitwe & Mbogua Mbugua 

    Logo by: Francis Ally Mlacha

    Produced at: Za Kikwetu Productions

    Produced by: The LAM Sisterhood

     

    Season 1 Kiswahili of KaBrazen Podcast was conceptualized and produced by The LAM Sisterhood with support from the Ignite Culture Grant. The Season was recorded at Za Kikwetu Productions Limited. Marketing and Distribution support by Africa Podfest. 

    Kiswahili podcast production, marketing and distribution support for Season 1 is supported by a grant from Ignite Culture: ACP-EU Culture Programme (Eastern Africa). This fund is being implemented by HEVA, in partnership with the British Council Kenya with the financial contribution of the European Union, and with further support from the Organisation of ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific) States. It is part of the global ACP-EU Culture Programme. 

    18 min
  • Mekatilili Wa Menza | Kiswahili

    Katika kipindi cha kwanza cha KaBrazen, Tata Nduta anatusimulia hadithi ya kweli, tena ya kusisimua kuhusu  mpigania uhuru hodari, Mekatilili wa Menza aliyekuwa binti mfalme shujaa aliyependa Kudansi.

    Credits

    Sound Engineer: Wambui Waciuri

    Illustrations: Melody Jelagat

    Written by: Aleya Kassam

    Edited by: Anne Moraa

    Voiced by: Afrikan Nduta 

    KaBrazen Team: Afrikan Nduta & Jane Nthanze 

    Theme song by: Timothy Arinaitwe & Mbogua Mbugua 

    Logo by: Francis Ally Mlacha

    Produced at: Za Kikwetu Productions

    Produced by: The LAM Sisterhood

    Season 1 Kiswahili of KaBrazen Podcast was conceptualized and produced by The LAM Sisterhood with support from the Ignite Culture Grant. The Season was recorded at Za Kikwetu Productions Limited. Marketing and Distribution support by Africa Podfest. 

    Kiswahili podcast production, marketing and distribution support for Season 1 is supported by a grant from Ignite Culture: ACP-EU Culture Programme (Eastern Africa). This fund is being implemented by HEVA, in partnership with the British Council Kenya with the financial contribution of the European Union, and with further support from the Organisation of ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific) States. It is part of the global ACP-EU Culture Programme. 

     

    23 min
  • KaSpecial: Celebration

    In celebration of the 2023 World Kiswahili Language Day, KaBrazen podcast presents the first bilingual children’s podcast in English and Kiswahili produced and developed in Nairobi, Kenya featuring digital stories of brazen African women. Launching this upcoming series is the

    It’s World Kiswahili Language day and we have a KaSpecial episode for you and your little ones. Why is this episode special? Because this time, you get to meet Tata Nduta who loves stories just as much as Aunty Shishi! Yes, and she will be telling you all the wonderful stories of KaBrazen in a different language - Kiswahili. Yaaaay! 

    We celebrate all the languages and stories that exist in the world and we cannot wait to take you with us on this special, adventurous KaBrazen journey in Kiswahili!

    See you next month, for a brand new story of a Brazen African woman. 

    Karibuni!

     

    Suitable for 4yrs to 9yrs and all of those young at heart.

    This episode is six minutes and fifty three seconds long [6:53]

     

    Tell us what you think with #KaBrazen

    #KaBrazen #KaSpecialEpisode #Kiswahili #Kiswahilipodcasts #languages

    #kiswahilipodcasters #podcastersofinstagram #kidspodcasts #kidstories #itstorytime #African

    #africanwomen #brazen #africanpodcasts

     

    7 min
  • Zarina Patel

    In this fifth episode of KaBrazen, Aunty Shishi reimagines the remarkable story of how Zarina Patel bravely fought to save Jeevanjee Gardens in Nairobi from being turned into a parking lot. Thanks to Zarina and her big big heart,  the garden was protected so that everybody can enjoy the trees and the flowers and the ants and the caterpillars.

    Episode Credits

    Sound Engineer: Wambui Waciuri

    Illustrations: Melody Jelagat

    Written by: Aleya Kassam

    Edited by: Anne Moraa

    Voiced by: Laura Ekumbo

    KaBrazen Team: Afrikan Nduta & Jane Nthanze 

    Theme song by: Timothy Arinaitwe & Mbogua Mbugua 

    Logo by: Francis Ally Mlacha

    Produced at: Za Kikwetu Productions

    Produced by: The LAM Sisterhood

     

    This episode was made with the support of The Aga Khan University Media Innovation Centre



    18 min
  • A Mid-Season Break

    KaBrazen is taking a mid-season break. But we have a little treat for your ears. In this special episode, we hear from some wonderful friends, and Aunty Shishi plays her favourite moments from the first four stories. We hope you are also taking a refreshing and joyful break. See you next month, for a brand new story of a Brazen African woman.  

     

    Suitable for 4yrs to 9yrs and all of those young at heart.

     

    This episode is seven minutes long [7:00]

     

    Tell us what you think with #KaBrazen

    7 min
  • A Quiet Girl

    In the fourth episode of KaBrazen, Aunty Shishi reimagines a magical story of the girl who saved her people. In a world where everyone is so loud, sometimes we miss the wisdom of the quiet ones. As this quiet girl will show you, to succeed in anything you have to be patient enough to listen, observe and learn.

    Episode Four Credits

    Sound Engineer: Wambui Waciuri

    Illustrations: Melody Jelagat

    Written by: Aleya Kassam

    Edited by: Anne Moraa

    Voiced by: Laura Ekumbo

    KaBrazen Team: Afrikan Nduta & Jane Nthanze 

    Theme song by: Timothy Arinaitwe & Mbogua Mbugua 

    Logo by: Francis Ally Mlacha

    Produced at: Za Kikwetu Productions

    Produced by: The LAM Sisterhood

     

    This episode was made with the support of The Aga Khan University Media Innovation Centre

    20 min
  • Fatima and Maryam

    In the third episode of KaBrazen, Aunty Shishi reimagines the remarkable story of how Fatima and Maryam al-Fihri deal with the grief of their father’s death, and go on to create the world’s first ever university. As Fatima and Maryam will show you, when you take care of each other, you can make any dream come true.

    Care warning: this episode involves the death of a parent

    Episode Three Credits

    Sound Engineer: Wambui Waciuri

    Illustrations: Melody Jelagat

    Written by: Aleya Kassam

    Edited by: Anne Moraa

    Voiced by: Laura Ekumbo

    KaBrazen Team: Afrikan Nduta & Jane Nthanze 

    Theme song by: Timothy Arinaitwe & Mbogua Mbugua 

    Logo by: Francis Ally Mlacha

    Produced at: Za Kikwetu Productions

    Produced by: The LAM Sisterhood

     

    This episode was made with the support of The Aga Khan University Media Innovation Centre

    19 min

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