Walk Good: African and Caribbean Folktales

By Kesha Christie

Walk Good with storyteller Kesha Christie brings African and Caribbean folktales to life with rhythm, heart, and a modern twist. Each biweekly episode features tricksters, heroes, ancestors, and timel... more

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The podcast currently has 115 episodes available.

Walk Good: African and Caribbean Folktales episodes:

June 02, 2022 The Cunning Tortoise - African Folktale
African Folktales has a number of trickster characters our favorite is Anansi, this folktale is about tortoise.
Story retold in this episode:
The cunning Tortoise
Resource: https://edspace.american.edu/thelma-ekeocha/2020/06/26/the-cunning-tortoise/
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#storytelling #caribbean #culture #Africa #african #fables #animalstories #caribbeanlife #Trickster #africandiaspora #diaspora #caribbeandiaspora #fables #folktales #blackartist #trickstertale #storytellingmatters #talkintales #stories #storiesforkids #family #qualitytime #MQT #storiesforadults #storiesforfamilies #stories #storyteller #tales #fun
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8min
May 25, 2022 How Mockingbird tricked Alligator - Guyanese Folktale
Guyana celebrates 56 years on independence on May 26th
Guyana's motto: One People, One Nation, One Destiny
In this episode we celebrate Guyana's Independence with a Folktale
Story retold in this episode:
How Mockingbird tricked Alligator
Resource: Dorothy St. Aubyn's Caribbean Fables Animal stories from Guyana and the Antilles
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#storytelling #caribbean #culture #Guyana #Guyanese #fables #animalstories #independenceday #guyanaindependenceday #caribbeanlife #Trickster #africandiaspora #diaspora #caribbeandiaspora #fables #folktales #blackartist #trickstertale #storytellingmatters #talkintales #stories #storiesforkids #family #qualitytime #MQT #storiesforadults #storiesforfamilies #stories #storyteller #tales #fun
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8min
May 19, 2022 The Vain Rooster - Cuban Folktale
Stories told at parties and other gatherings are know as Cuentos Cubanos.
Story retold in this episode:
The vain rooster
Resource: https://www.storycove.com/rooster-s-night-out-summary
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8min
May 12, 2022 The Story of Thunder and Lightening - Nigerian Folktale
Stories are told at events where people gather to listen and participate in stories about past deeds, traditions, morals and myths.
Story retold in this episode:
The story of Thunder and Lightening
Resource: https://www.chesswood.w-sussex.sch.uk/attachments/download.asp?file=15564&type=pdf
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#storytelling #caribbean #culture #African #Africa #Nigerian #caribbeanlife #Trickster #africandiaspora #diaspora #caribbeandiaspora #fables #folktales #blackartist #trickstertale #storytellingmatters #talkintales #stories #storiesforkids #family #qualitytime #MQT #storiesforadults #storiesforfamilies #stories #storyteller #tales #fun
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7min
May 05, 2022 The Tortoise Who Flew to Heaven - Folktale from the Antilles
This story is from the islands of the Antilles, we know them as the Caribbean islands. The Antilles are made up of three groups The Bahamas (islands and reefs), the Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles.
Story retold in this episode:
The Tortoise who flew to heaven
Resource: Greedy Mariani by Dorothy Sharp Carter
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11min
April 28, 2022 Monkey and the Bee - Cameroon Folktale
Stories are alive and well in Cameroon, stories are like listening to elders when they speak. This African folktale teaches a valuable lesson
Story retold in this episode:
The story of the Monkey and the Bee
Resource: the Sacred Door and other Stories Cameroon Folktales of the Beba by Makuchi
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#storytelling #caribbean #culture #African #Africa #Cameroon #Trickster #africandiaspora #diaspora #caribbeandiaspora #fables #folktales #blackartist #trickstertale #storytellingmatters #talkintales #stories #storiesforkids #family #qualitytime #MQT #storiesforadults #storiesforfamilies #stories #storyteller #tales #fun
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10min
April 21, 2022 Anancy and the Guinea Bird - Antiguan Folktale
Antiguan stories are told about legends, folklore and folktale with characters such as Anancy.
Story retold in this episode:
Anancy and the Guinea Bird
Resource: Pearls of Wisdom by Rauf Mama & Mary Romney
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#storytelling #caribbean #culture #African #Africa #Antigua # AntiguanandBarbuda #Antiguan #Trickster #Anancy #diaspora #caribbeandiaspora #fables #folktales #blackartist #trickstertale #storytellingmatters #talkintales #stories #storiesforkids #family #qualitytime #MQT #storiesforadults #storiesforfamilies #stories #storyteller #tales #fun
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11min
April 14, 2022 Toad & Donkey A Jamaican Folktale
Jamaicans have a creative way of entertaining themselves and storytelling is one of those activities. Stories are told wherever and whenever people congregate.
Story retold in this episode:
Toad & Donkey
Resource: Jamaican Song and Stories - http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/06/47/65/00001/AA00064765_00001.pdf
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#storytelling #caribbean #culture #African #Africa #Jamaica #Jamaicanfolktales #Trickster #Anancy #diaspora #caribbeandiaspora #fables #folktales #blackartist #trickstertale #storytellingmatters #talkintales #stories #storiesforkids #family #qualitytime #MQT #storiesforadults #storiesforfamilies #stories #storyteller #tales #fun
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11min
April 07, 2022 Rabbit's Long Ears - A Cuban Folktale
Folktales in Cuba are known as "Cuentos Cubanos". These are the stories told at parties, at work, in meetings and in the streets.
Story retold in this episode:
Rabbit's Long Ears
Resource: Greedy Mariani and other folktales of the Antilles by Dorothy Sharp Carter
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#storytelling #caribbean #culture #African #Africa #Cuba#Cubanfolktales #Cuentos #cubanos #cuentoscubanos #fables #folktales #blackartist #trickstertale #storytellingmatters #talkintales #stories #storiesforkids #family #qualitytime #MQT #storiesforadults #storiesforfamilies #stories #storyteller #tales #fun
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12min
March 30, 2022 How Cats and Dogs became Enemies - St. Lucian Folktale
Folktales in St. Lucia are know as Tim Tim stories. These French creole stories called Animal tales original in African form part of St. Lucian Folklore. These stories are designed to Instruct and entertain
Storyteller: E di Queek
Listeners: E Di Quack
Story retold in this episode:
How Cats and Dogs became enemies
Resource: Once upon a time in Saint Lucia by Jacintha Annius-Lee
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#storytelling #caribbean #culture #African #Africa #St.Lucia #St.Lucianfolktales #TimTim #fables #folktales #blackartist #storytellingmatters #talkintales #stories #storiesforkids #family #qualitytime #MQT #storiesforadults #storiesforfamilies #stories #storyteller #tales #fun
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9min

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